1The Palmer Primary Academy
Reading · ages 3 to 11 · URN139653
436 pupils / 502 at Broadfield Primary Academy2025/26 · Academic year
Add to comparison- Free school meals: 2 percentage points lower
- First language other than English: 0.1 percentage points lower
- SEND: 1.39 percentage points lower
- 66 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
- Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 22 November 2022 · published 15 January 2023 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026
Overall effectiveness: Good; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Outstanding
Matching score and calculation
Score 0.00518. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.
- FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 2 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00900.
- First language other than English: difference 0.1 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00025.
- SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 1.39 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00278.
- Total pupils: difference 66 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.01315.
- region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
- faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
- governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.