Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School
Community primary school in Reading (Reading).
Location
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Welcome to our school and join us for a virtual tour. A warm welcome to Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School website, we hope that you will find it informative and interesting and that it provides you with a flavour of what is on offer to children when they join us.
Our school motto is Aspire, Believe, Achieve and we are committed to ensuring that all children succeed and do well. The Whitley Park Way Courage Humility I Will We demonstrate relentless passion and purpose in what we do. Trust Responsibility I Can We expect the best of ourselves and those around us.
Respect Unity I Am We support each other to reach our goals The Latest from Whitley Park Proposal to lower the age range of pupils at Whitley Park Posted 12 May 2025 Practice run with a few select children at lunchtime today. We will remember. New look newsletter for the new academic year.
Enjoy! ⭐️A huge #ThankYou to all of our school hosts: @aldergrove3 @BsmPrimary @Binfieldschool @WokinghamEarls @Emmbrook_Junior @FalklandWB @GorseRideSch @HatchrideYR @HawkedonHead @TheHawthornsPr1 @HighwoodHead @LoddonPrimary @SonningPrimary @WP_WEC
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.- Computing
- Music
- Stem
Key facts
- URN
- 136512
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Reading
- Constituency
- Earley and Woodley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (8 current, 9 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Mark Mayne | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Catherine Airey Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Cathy Woodcock Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Jane Clare | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Marius Hopley | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Hannah Turnbull | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Sue French | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Lorraine Barker | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Paul Stromdale | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Rachel Gonzalez | Governance Professional - Local Authority Maintained SchoolGovernance professional | since 2021 | |
| Ms Alezandra Lozneanu Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Catherine Airey Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Jane Allen Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Anthea Pierre Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Richard Witt Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Unnisa Shafiq Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Hannah Turnbull Former | Governor | Elected by parents | 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