Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School
Brixham Road, Reading, RG2 7RB
511 pupils · 81% of 630 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Reading
- Free school meals
- 36.3%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 2 June 2026, published 13 July 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 53% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 4% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.98 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 45 | 44 | 111 | 44 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 53 | 53 | 124 | 53 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 50 | 48 | 113 | 50 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 44 | 41 | 109 | 43 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 48 | 48 | 67 | 48 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 54 | 52 | 74 | 53 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 72 | 56 | 97 | 62 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 43 | 38 | 80 | 40 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School 0.9 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Geoffrey Field Junior School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Geoffrey Field Infant School 1.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- The Ridgeway Primary School 1.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The Palmer Primary Academy 1.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- New Christ Church Church of England Primary School 1.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.