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Evendons Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Free school
161 Finchampstead Road, Wokingham RG40 3HD · evendons-primary.co.uk · 0118 979 1054
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 76%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Wokingham 71%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.94 mi
- 1.52 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Criterion 4 · Wokingham Council
- Demand for places
- 1.6
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 413
- 98% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Wokingham
- Nursery class
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 3.4%
- First language not English
- 9.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 4” went to a home 0.94 mi (1.52 km) from the school. Source: Wokingham Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 94 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 63% 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 | 59 | 94 | 1.6▲ | 63% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 99 | 1.7▲ | 61% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 82 | 1.4▲ | 72% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 56 | 75 | 1.3▲ | 75% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 59 | 79 | 1.3▲ | 75% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Criterion 4 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.94 mi1.52 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 76% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 16% the higher standard. Across Wokingham it was 71%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲76% | 62% | ||
| ▲16% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 28 February 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Evendons Primary School was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 27 Feb 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jun 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2017Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (214 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 214
- 53% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 45 parents (21%) with SEND