Thameside Primary School
Community primary school in Reading (Reading).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
A warm welcome to Thameside Primary School, which is situated in the heart of Caversham. We are an extension of the local community and we celebrate the diversity of it with more than 30 languages spoken here... Year 6 getting to grips with our new Cued Spelling routine in writing lessons.
Children have loved testing each other on their spellings #Starfishtps #keeplearning Mrs Lamb introduced our new Tales Toolkit today! The children had great fun discussing the character, setting, problem and solution #tpsstarlight #talestoolkit Playing bucket I'm the classroom #attentionautism #bucket #maths
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
3 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Climbing
- Computing
- Music
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
- Leading Parent Partnership AwardWorking with families
- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
Key facts
- URN
- 109800
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Reading
- Constituency
- Reading Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (12 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Paul Cowley | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Alice Faulkner | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Vania Costa-Krol | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Lisa Radford | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Dr Jo Cordy | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Robert Foster | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Alex Stevanovic | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Ciara Finn | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Paul Cowley | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Ingrid Burton | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2019 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Sue Witten | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2018 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Sophie Greenaway | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2015 · until 2030 |
| Mr Guy Bickerton Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Lata Parbhoo Former | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record