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Sonning Common Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Grove Road, Sonning Common, Reading RG4 9RJ · sonningcommonprimary.co.uk · 0118 972 2105
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Sept 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 70%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Oxfordshire 62%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 2.26 mi
- 3.64 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · 4: Children who have a brother or sister on roll at the time of application who will still be attending at the time of entry but live outside the catchment area · Oxfordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 292
- 71% of 409 places
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 19.5%
- First language not English
- 3.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “4: Children who have a brother or sister on roll at the time of application who will still be attending at the time of entry but live outside the catchment area” went to a home 2.26 mi (3.64 km) from the school. Source: Oxfordshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 35 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 83% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 29 | 35 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 43 | 43 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – 4: Children who have a brother or sister on roll at the time of application who will still be attending at the time of entry but live outside the catchment area | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.26 mi3.64 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 70% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 14% the higher standard. Across Oxfordshire it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲70% | 62% | ||
| ▲14% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 13 September 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Sonning Common Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 12 Sept 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Dec 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Sept 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (81 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 81
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied
based on 19 parents (23%) with SEND