Whitley Wood

Summary

Whitley Wood (E02003406) is part of Reading local authority (view on map). Whitley Wood has an approximate population of 8,200 people, of which 20% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Whitley Wood neighbours Leighton Park, Kennet Island & Green Park, Shinfield, and Spencers Wood & Swallowfield.

Headlines

  • 19% of pupils are receiving SEN support, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
  • 9% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
Guidance and data sources

Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Whitley Wood is the 11th least deprived area in Reading (out of 19) with 37% of children living in low-income families, compared to 33% across Reading and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Whitley Wood, 29% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 23% in Reading and 27% nationally.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Whitley Wood % in Reading % in England
Eligible for free school meals 29% 23% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 71% 77% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Whitley Wood, 28% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 21% in Reading, and 21% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

19% of pupils are receiving SEN support, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England . In addition, 9% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Whitley Wood % in Reading % in England
No special educational needs 72% 79% 79%
Receiving special educational needs support 19% 16% 15%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 9.0% 5.0% 6.0%

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Ethnicity

In Whitley Wood, 57% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 60% in Reading, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Whitley Wood % in Reading % in England
White 41% 40% 67%
Asian 31% 32% 14%
Black 11% 10% 7.0%
Mixed 14% 12% 7.0%
Other 2.0% 3.0% 3.0%
Not known 3.0% 3.0% 2.0%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Whitley Wood with English as an additional language is 34%, compared with 37% in Reading, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Whitley Wood % in Reading % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 34% 37% 22%
Known or believed to be English 65% 63% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Whitley Wood has 7 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Whitley Wood
All childcare providers 7
Childminders 6
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 1

In Whitley Wood, there has been 1 full inspection of childcare providers since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, childcare providers are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines
  • Children's welfare and wellbeing
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance

We use a 5-point scale to grade different areas of a provider’s work. The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: There have been no inspections of Achievement in Whitley Wood so no outcomes are available for this area.

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: There have been no inspections of Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines in Whitley Wood so no outcomes are available for this area.

Children's welfare and wellbeing: There have been no inspections of Children's welfare and wellbeing in Whitley Wood so no outcomes are available for this area.

Curriculum and teaching: There have been no inspections of Curriculum and teaching in Whitley Wood so no outcomes are available for this area.

Inclusion: There have been no inspections of Inclusion in Whitley Wood so no outcomes are available for this area.

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'expected standard' (of 1).

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in Whitley Wood. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

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All childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 0 0 0 0 0 0
Children's welfare and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 1 0 0

Childminders

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 0 0 0 0 0 0
Children's welfare and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 1 0 0

Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 0 0 0 0 0 0
Children's welfare and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0

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State-funded schools

Whitley Wood has no state-funded schools.

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Independent schools

Whitley Wood has no independent schools.

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