Purley CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3–11 · Reading, West Berkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.239 miles
Published by West Berkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Purley CofE Primary School is a primary school in Reading, West Berkshire for ages 3–11 (voluntary controlled school). West Berkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Purley CofE Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.239 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place for 2026 lived 0.239 miles away, the shortest of 59 West Berkshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 2.78 miles).
- Reception 2026 had 6 first-choice applications for 7 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- There are 17.8 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 21.8 across the 8 nearest primary schools in West Berkshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other West Berkshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Purley Village, Purley-on-Thames, Reading, RG8 8AF
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 85 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 21 April 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils know the school’s values of love, courage and wisdom very well.”
- “They enjoy celebrating these together and embody them throughout the school day, particularly during break and lunchtimes.”
- “Pupils take turns, hold doors open for each other and adults, and create a warm and welcoming school environment together.”
To improve
- “However, at times, checks on pupils’ understanding of the curriculum are not as effective as they could be, and a small proportion of pupils do not receive the precise adaptations to their learning activities that they need.”
- “As a result, a small proportion of pupils do not always build on their prior knowledge and skills as effectively as they could.”
- “Published outcomes present an improving picture over time, although historically outcomes in some subjects were mixed in terms of how well pupils achieved by the end of key stage 2.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 62% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 6 first-preference applications, 7 offers in total, 6 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in West Berkshire.
- Long Lane Primary School 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Westwood Farm Infant School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Westwood Farm Junior School 0.6 mi School remains Good
- Downsway Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Pangbourne Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Birch Copse Primary School 1.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Springfield Primary School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published