Primary school in Reading, Wokingham
Hillside Primary School
Rushey Way, Lower Earley, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 4HQ
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 8 November 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 450
- Places
- 482
- How full
- 93% full — 450 of 482 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 218 / 232
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Wokingham 012C, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 53%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 7%
- Households owning their home
- 84%
- Households in social housing
- 0%
- Households with no car
- 6%
- Adults economically inactive
- 31%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- ORCHARD LEARNING ALLIANCE
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Dan Pearman
- Local authority
- Wokingham
- Ward
- Hillside
- Constituency
- Earley and Woodley
- URN
- 149957
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whiteknights Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 95% | 0.3 mi |
| The Ridgeway Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 54% | 0.6 mi |
| Radstock Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | — | 0.6 mi |
| Christ The King Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2022 | 57% | 0.9 mi |
| Geoffrey Field Junior SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 56% | 1 mi |
| Geoffrey Field Infant SchoolCommunity school | No grade | — | 1 mi |
| Aldryngton Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 82% | 1.1 mi |
| Whitley Park Primary and Nursery SchoolCommunity school | Good 2021 | 53% | 1.2 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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