Sonning Church of England Primary School

Wokingham · RG4 6XF

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 210 pupils, 5.2% FSM

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Sonning Church of England Primary School

General Information

Address: Liguge Way, Sonning, Reading, RG4 6XF – View on map
Phone: 01189693399
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Philip Sherwood
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 53 families put it first for 30 places – 18 for every 10 places. 55% of them were offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 11 · 2024 10 · 2025 12 · 2026 18
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

210 pupils out of 210 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 11
% eligible for free school meals: 5.2%
Pupil mix: 7 in 10 (similar to the Wokingham average)
English as an additional language: 27% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 21.3% a year (Wokingham 15.4%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 83% moved to another school, 17% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

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Across Wokingham: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Wokingham, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.1%
Persistently absent pupils: 4.4%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 4.3%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 1.9%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 4 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 3 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil
Physical disability: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 93% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 27% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 21 percentage points above the Wokingham average (72%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well above (3-year average 89% against an expected 71%)
3-year average (expected standard): 89%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 97% · Writing 93% · Maths 97% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 90%
Average test scores: reading 111, maths 110
Based on: 30 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolWokingham averageEngland↗ Improving Up 13 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 21 percentage points above the Wokingham average (72%).

Year 6 SATs: 2nd of 36 junior and primary schools in the area

#1Whiteknights Primary School95%
#2Sonning Church of England Primary School93%
#3St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School90%
#4Finchampstead CofE VA Primary School87%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Whiteknights Primary School95%
#2Sonning Church of England Primary School93%
#3St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School90%
#4Finchampstead CofE VA Primary School87%
#5Hawkedon Primary School86%
#6Farley Hill Primary School83%
=7Aldryngton Primary School82%
=7St Paul's CofE Junior School82%
#9Crazies Hill Church of England Primary School80%
=10South Lake Primary School77%
=10St Cecilia's CofE Primary School77%
#12Evendons Primary School76%
=13Nine Mile Ride Primary School75%
=13The Coombes Church of England Primary School75%
#15Loddon Primary School73%
=16Emmbrook Junior School71%
=16Polehampton Church of England Junior School71%
=16Saint Sebastians Church of England Primary School and Nursery71%
=19Rivermead Primary School70%
=19St Nicholas Church of England Primary, Hurst70%
=19St Teresa's Catholic Academy70%
=19Westende Junior School70%
=19Wheatfield Primary School and Nursery70%
=19Windmill Primary School and Nursery70%
#25The Piggott School69%
#26Winnersh Primary School67%
#27Oaklands Junior School65%
=28Bearwood Primary School64%
=28Floreat Montague Park Primary School and Nursery64%
=30Hatch Ride Primary School63%
=30Woodley CofE Primary School63%
#32Keep Hatch Primary School62%
#33Gorse Ride Junior School60%
#34Beechwood Primary School53%
#35The Colleton Primary School52%
#36All Saints Church of England Primary School51%

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19th of 30 primary schools in Wokingham for Ofsted rating

#17Nine Mile Ride Primary SchoolGood
#18Radstock Primary SchoolGood
#19Sonning Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#20St Nicholas Church of England Primary, HurstGood
#21St Teresa's Catholic AcademyGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Evendons Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Alder Grove Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#4All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#5Bearwood Primary SchoolGood
#6Crazies Hill Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#7Farley Hill Primary SchoolGood
#8Finchampstead CofE VA Primary SchoolGood
#9Floreat Montague Park Primary School and NurseryGood
#10Grazeley Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#11Hatch Ride Primary SchoolGood
#12Highwood Primary SchoolGood
#13Hillside Primary SchoolGood
#14Keep Hatch Primary SchoolGood
#15Lambs Lane Primary SchoolGood
#16Loddon Primary SchoolGood
#17Nine Mile Ride Primary SchoolGood
#18Radstock Primary SchoolGood
#19Sonning Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#20St Nicholas Church of England Primary, HurstGood
#21St Teresa's Catholic AcademyGood
#22The Colleton Primary SchoolGood
#23The Hawthorns Primary SchoolGood
#24Wheatfield Primary School and NurseryGood
#25Whiteknights Primary SchoolGood
#26Windmill Primary School and NurseryGood
#27Winnersh Primary SchoolGood
#28Woodley CofE Primary SchoolGood
#29Beechwood Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#30The Coombes Church of England Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,029 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

23rd of 32 primary schools in Wokingham for spending per pupil

#21South Lake Primary School£6,106
#22Aldryngton Primary School£6,065
#23Sonning Church of England Primary School£6,029
#24Wheatfield Primary School and Nursery£6,027
#25St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School£6,013

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Saint Sebastians Church of England Primary School and Nursery£8,585
#2Crazies Hill Church of England Primary School£7,848
#3All Saints Church of England Primary School£7,426
#4The Colleton Primary School£7,379
#5St Cecilia's CofE Primary School£7,221
#6Finchampstead CofE VA Primary School£7,206
#7Whiteknights Primary School£7,136
#8Loddon Primary School£6,987
#9Beechwood Primary School£6,742
#10Alder Grove Church of England Primary School£6,652
#11Windmill Primary School and Nursery£6,602
#12Bearwood Primary School£6,445
#13Winnersh Primary School£6,431
#14Woodley CofE Primary School£6,398
#15Hawkedon Primary School£6,381
#16Keep Hatch Primary School£6,220
#17Farley Hill Primary School£6,202
#18Evendons Primary School£6,192
#19St Nicholas Church of England Primary, Hurst£6,144
#20The Coombes Church of England Primary School£6,127
#21South Lake Primary School£6,106
#22Aldryngton Primary School£6,065
#23Sonning Church of England Primary School£6,029
#24Wheatfield Primary School and Nursery£6,027
#25St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School£6,013
#26Nine Mile Ride Primary School£5,822
#27Hatch Ride Primary School£5,581
#28Floreat Montague Park Primary School and Nursery£5,555
#29Rivermead Primary School£5,482
#30The Hawthorns Primary School£3,129
#31Highwood Primary School£2,906
#32Hillside Primary School£2,706

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