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South Lake Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Campbell Road, Woodley, Reading RG5 3NA · southlakeprimary.co.uk · 0118 969 1672
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 77%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Wokingham 71%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 443
- 94% of 472 places
- Local authority
- Wokingham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 11.2%
- First language not English
- 36.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 46 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 59 | 46 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 44 | 44 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 59 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 87% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 51 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 77% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 12% 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 | |||
| ▲77% | 62% | ||
| ▲12% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 133383)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected South Lake Primary School on 20 May 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 20 May 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2013
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 133383), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Mar 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 133383)
Feb 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 133383)
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (98 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 98
- 22% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied
based on 22 parents (22%) with SEND