Primary school

The Palmer Primary Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Reading
  • RG2 7PP
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 6,888 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 46%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 4%4%2016/17: top 94%2017/18: top 67%2018/19: top 82%2022/23: top 70%2023/24: top 64%2024/25: top 46%No exams

Against South EastArrows: South East rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM66% · South East 64%6/10 Middle+39.3 pts
Higher standard, RWM9% · South East 7%6/10 Middle+37.8 pts
Reading score107 · South East 1066/10 Middle+53.2 pts
Maths score107 · South East 1058/10 Above+59.6 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 85% · 39 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 36% · 53 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 60% · 50 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 53% · 58 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 53% · 58 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 57% · 54 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 66% · 44 pupils · South East 64%85%36%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 5% · 39 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 4% · 53 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 4% · 50 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 5% · 58 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 5% · 58 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 4% · 54 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 9% · 44 pupils · South East 7%9%4%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 109 · 39 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 97 · 53 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 101 · 50 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 101 · 58 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 103 · 58 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 103 · 54 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 107 · 44 pupils · South East 10610997No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 106 · 39 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 100 · 53 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 103 · 50 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 103 · 58 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 103 · 58 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 102 · 54 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 107 · 44 pupils · South East 105107100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
58 of 58 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st5858
2nd240
3rd250

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2022

  1. 2008Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2012Inadequateas predecessor
  4. 2015Requires improvement
  5. 2017Good
  6. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026436
Free school meals (past 6 years)27.3%
First language not English51.4%
SEN support11.5%
EHC plan2.7%
Absence (sessions missed)6.9%
Persistently absent pupils20.6%

Girls 51.4%Boys 48.6%

103.8% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher30.5
Pupils per adult12.8
  • Classroom teachers 9.8
  • Leadership 4
  • Teaching assistants 18.1
  • Other support 4

Teachers 13.8 FTE · Whole workforce 35.9 · 38 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,930
Spend per pupil£6,180
Staff spend per pupil£4,975
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£316,000in-year balance

Grants £6,842 · self-generated £88 · premises £285 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST (62 academies) · trust reserve £4,830,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it