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Woodcote Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school

Reading Road, Woodcote, Reading RG8 0QY · woodcote-primary.co.uk · 01491 680454

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · Feb 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
52%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Oxfordshire 62%, England 62%
Last distance offered
No limit
Reception, September 2026 entry · Oxfordshire Council
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
168
80% of 210 places
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
15.4%
First language not English
6.5%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Oxfordshire Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 21 families put the school first and 21 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 20 (Places 21)20September 2023: 18 (Places 19)18September 2024: 16 (Places 16)16September 2025: 17 (Places 18)17September 2026: 21 (Places 21)21Places 21
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202621211100%
September 2025Sept 202518170.9100%
September 2024Sept 202416161100%
September 2023Sept 202319180.9100%
September 2022Sept 202221201100%

Results

In 2024/25, 52% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% the higher standard. Across Oxfordshire it was 62%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 41% (England 53%)41%2016/17: 67% (England 61%)67%2017/18: 62% (England 64%)62%2018/19: 60% (England 65%)60%2022/23: 80% (England 60%)80%2023/24: 73% (England 61%)73%2024/25: 52% (England 62%)52%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼52%62%
▼4%8%
Average scaled score
●104106
▼100105
●103105

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 21 February 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Woodcote Primary School was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
20 Feb 2024
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Sept 2018

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Sept 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Dec 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • Mar 2010Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (68 replies, to 6 January 2025).

Recommend
90%
Replies
68
41% · 6 Jan 2025
Child is happy at school▲93% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe●91% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved●85% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲89% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲92% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲93% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▲91% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●89% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▲100% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development●81% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲81% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 78% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲54% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 26% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲75% agreeEngland 67%

based on 16 parents (24%) with SEND

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