The Palmer Primary Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 70 Northumberland Avenue
 Reading
 Berkshire RG2 7PP
Telephone: 0118 937 5481

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 3-11)
Type: Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2013
History: This school arose from George Palmer Primary School
Trust: REAch2 Academy Trust
Sponsor: REAch2 Academy Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Miss Anne Higginbotham (since January 2023 – came from Merriott Primary School)
Previous Headteacher: Aaron Wanford
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 13.8 / 18.09
Non-teaching Staff*: 22.09
Number of pupils: 442
Pupils Per Teacher: 32.0
Sex: Mixed (49% boys / 51% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 26.90% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 27.0%
Local child deprivation rate: 17.8% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 75.8%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 74.8%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 1.8km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: South East
Authority: Reading
Constituency: Reading East
Electoral Ward: Katesgrove
School Number: 8702012

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 22nd November 2022 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

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  2. OneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus (0.5km) show on map
  3. Groveside School (0.6km) show on map
  4. New Christ Church Church of England Primary School (0.6km) show on map
  5. Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School (0.9km) show on map
  6. Blagdon Nursery School (1.0km) show on map
  7. Leighton Park School (1.1km) show on map
  8. The Abbey School Reading (1.1km) show on map
  9. Reading School (1.2km) show on map
  10. St Joseph's College (1.3km) show on map
  11. Redlands Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  12. Katesgrove Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  13. Kendrick School (1.4km) show on map
  14. Hartland High School (1.5km) show on map
  15. The Ridgeway Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  16. Coley Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  17. Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading (1.7km) show on map
  18. The Deenway Montessori School (1.7km) show on map
  19. Christ The King Catholic Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  20. Whiteknights Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  21. Maiden Erlegh School in Reading (1.8km) show on map
  22. Hamilton School (1.8km) show on map
  23. Geoffrey Field Junior School (1.8km) show on map
  24. Geoffrey Field Infant School (1.8km) show on map
  25. UTC Reading (1.9km) show on map
  26. St John's Church of England Primary School (1.9km) show on map
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  28. Crosfields School (2.0km) show on map
  29. Alfred Sutton Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  30. New Town Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  31. Hillside Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  32. All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School (2.3km) show on map
  33. All Saints Junior School (2.3km) show on map
  34. Earley St Peter's Church of England Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  35. Aldryngton Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  36. Radstock Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  37. Civitas Academy (2.6km) show on map
  38. Oxford Road Community School (2.6km) show on map
  39. St Edward's Prep (2.6km) show on map
  40. Maiden Erlegh School (2.6km) show on map
  41. The WREN School (2.7km) show on map
  42. Green Park Village Primary Academy (2.7km) show on map
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  44. Southcote Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  45. Cranbury College (2.9km) show on map
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  47. Battle Primary Academy (3.0km) show on map
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  96. Willow Bank Infant School (5.3km) show on map
  97. Willow Bank Junior School (5.3km) show on map
  98. Blagrave Nursery School (5.4km) show on map
  99. Woodley CofE Primary School (5.5km) show on map
  100. Bearwood Primary School (5.8km) show on map
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