Bishopswood School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary & Secondary
Special school
PUPILS
77
AGES
2 - 16
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Community special school

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This pupil heat map shows where pupils currently attending the school live.
The concentration of pupils shows likelihood of admission based on distance criteria

Source: All attending pupils National School Census Data, ONS
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This School Guide heat map has been plotted using official pupil data taken from the last School Census collected by the Department for Education. It is a visualisation of where pupils lived at the time of the annual School Census.

Our heat maps use groups of postcodes, not individual postcodes, and have naturally soft edges. All pupils are included in the mapping (i.e. children with siblings already at the school, high priority pupils and selective and/or religious admissions) but we may have removed statistical ‘outliers’ with more remote postcodes that do not reflect majority admissions.

For some schools, the heat map may be a useful indicator of the catchment area but our heat maps are not the same as catchment area maps. Catchment area maps, published by the school or local authority, are based on geographical admissions criteria and show actual cut-off distances and pre-defined catchment areas for a single admission year.

This information is provided as a guide only. The criteria in which schools use to allocate places in the event that they are oversubscribed can and do vary between schools and over time. These criteria can include distance from the school and sometimes specific catchment areas but can also include, amongst others, priority for siblings, children of a particular faith or specific feeder schools. Living in an area where children have previously attended a school does not guarantee admission to the school in future years. Always check with the school’s own admission authority for the current admission arrangements.

3 steps to help parents gather catchment information for a school:

  1. Look at our school catchment area guide for more information on heat maps. They give a useful indicator of the general areas that admit pupils to the school. This visualisation is based on all attending pupils present at the time of the annual School Census.
  2. Use the link to the Local Authority Contact (above) to find catchment area information based on a single admission year. This is very important if you are considering applying to a school.
  3. On each school page, use the link to visit the school website and find information on individual school admissions criteria. Geographical criteria are only applied after pupils have been admitted on higher priority criteria such as Looked After Children, SEN, siblings, etc.

How Does The School Perform?

Inadequate
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted Inspection
(16/11/2021)
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94%
NATIONAL AVG. 93%
Happiness Rating

Ofsted Parent View

6.2:1
NATIONAL AVG. 19.9:1
Pupil/Teacher ratio
41.6%
NATIONAL AVG. 17.7%
Persistent Absence
18.2%
NATIONAL AVG. 22.0%
Pupils first language
not English
44.2%
NATIONAL AVG. 25.9%
Free school meals
Grove Road
Reading
RG4 9RH
01189724311

School Description

Pupils are cared for well by adults at this school. However, leaders do not do enough to ensure that pupils are safe. Staff, leaders and governors do not take sufficient collective ownership of safeguarding in the school. They are too reliant on others taking action when potential risks to pupils are identified. Some staff say that pupils are not safe because, at times, there are too few adults available to look after them. Staff know pupils well. They understand pupils’ individual special educational needs and/or disabilities. They promote language and communication as part of their daily work. Their work is kind and thoughtful. Pupils trust the adults who care for them. Relationships are positive. Learning about recognising and managing emotions and about interacting with others is integral to pupils’ daily work. This helps pupils learn to be kind and tolerant towards each other. Leaders are suitably aspirational about what they want pupils to achieve by the time they leave the school. For some pupils, these aspirations translate into an appropriately ambitious curriculum. For others, this ambition becomes diluted because leaders and staff focus too much on what comes next rather than the longterm destination that pupils are aiming for.

Bishopswood School Parent Reviews



88% Parents Recommend This School
Strongly Agree 82% Agree 12% Disagree 6% Strongly Disagree 0% Don't Know 0% {"strongly_agree"=>82, "agree"=>12, "disagree"=>6, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} Figures based on 17 responses up to 16-11-2017
Strongly Agree 71% Agree 18% Disagree 6% Strongly Disagree 0% Don't Know 6% {"strongly_agree"=>71, "agree"=>18, "disagree"=>6, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>6} Figures based on 17 responses up to 16-11-2017
Strongly Agree 59% Agree 24% Disagree 18% Strongly Disagree 0% Don't Know 0% {"strongly_agree"=>59, "agree"=>24, "disagree"=>18, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} Figures based on 17 responses up to 16-11-2017
Strongly Agree 71% Agree 24% Disagree 6% Strongly Disagree 0% Don't Know 0% {"strongly_agree"=>71, "agree"=>24, "disagree"=>6, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} Figures based on 17 responses up to 16-11-2017
Strongly Agree 65% Agree 24% Disagree 6% Strongly Disagree 0% Don't Know 6% {"strongly_agree"=>65, "agree"=>24, "disagree"=>6, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>6} Figures based on 17 responses up to 16-11-2017
Strongly Agree 35% Agree 29% Disagree 12% Strongly Disagree 6% Don't Know 18% {"strongly_agree"=>35, "agree"=>29, "disagree"=>12, "strongly_disagree"=>6, "dont_know"=>18} Figures based on 17 responses up to 16-11-2017
Strongly Agree 47% Agree 47% Disagree 0% Strongly Disagree 0% Don't Know 6% {"strongly_agree"=>47, "agree"=>47, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>6} Figures based on 17 responses up to 16-11-2017
Strongly Agree 47% Agree 24% Disagree 0% Strongly Disagree 0% Don't Know 29% {"strongly_agree"=>47, "agree"=>24, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>29} Figures based on 17 responses up to 16-11-2017
Strongly Agree 53% Agree 35% Disagree 12% Strongly Disagree 0% Don't Know 0% {"strongly_agree"=>53, "agree"=>35, "disagree"=>12, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} Figures based on 17 responses up to 16-11-2017
Strongly Agree 71% Agree 18% Disagree 12% Strongly Disagree 0% Don't Know 0% {"strongly_agree"=>71, "agree"=>18, "disagree"=>12, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} Figures based on 17 responses up to 16-11-2017
Strongly Agree 59% Agree 18% Disagree 24% Strongly Disagree 0% Don't Know 0% {"strongly_agree"=>59, "agree"=>18, "disagree"=>24, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} Figures based on 17 responses up to 16-11-2017
Yes 88% No 12% {"yes"=>88, "no"=>12} Figures based on 17 responses up to 16-11-2017

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