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Sonning Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Liguge Way, Sonning, Reading RG4 6XF · sonning.wokingham.sch.uk · 0118 969 3399
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 93%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Wokingham 71%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.42 mi
- 2.28 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Criterion 6 · Wokingham Council
- Demand for places
- 1.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 210
- At capacity · 210 places
- Local authority
- Wokingham
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 5.2%
- First language not English
- 26.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 6” went to a home 1.42 mi (2.28 km) from the school. Source: Wokingham Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 53 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 55% 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 | 30 | 53 | 1.8▲ | 55% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 35 | 1.2▲ | 86% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 31 | 1▲ | 94% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 32 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 27 | 0.9 | 96% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Criterion 6 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.42 mi2.28 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 93% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 27% 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 | |||
| ▲93% | 62% | ||
| ▲27% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲111 | 106 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 110016)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Sonning Church of England Primary School on 8 July 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 8 Jul 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Jan 2024
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 110016), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2024Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 110016)
Oct 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 110016)
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (90 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 90
- 43% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 64% who raised concerns
based on the 24% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (11%) with SEND