1The Palmer Primary Academy
Reading · ages 3 to 11 · URN139653
436 pupils / 455 at Seymour Primary School2025/26 · Academic year
Add to comparison- Free school meals: 0.2 percentage points higher
- First language other than English: 4 percentage points lower
- SEND: 0.38 percentage points higher
- 19 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 -0.00416. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.
- FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.2 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00090.
- First language other than English: difference 4 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.01000.
- SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.38 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00077.
- Total pupils: difference 19 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00418.
- region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
- faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
- governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.