Sonning Common Primary School is a primary school located in Reading. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 13/12/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is above average, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Grove Road, Reading, RG4 9RJ
Website: http://sonningcommonprimary.co.uk/
Telephone: 01189722105
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Oxfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Chris Hirst
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 123038

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 13/12/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 409
Number of Pupils: 375
Number of Boys: 199
Number of Girls: 176

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.9 Confidence interval 0.3 to 3.5
Writing
Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -0.2 to 2.8
Maths
Average: 1 Confidence interval -0.4 to 2.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:75%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:20%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sonning Common Primary School
Grove Road , Sonning Common RG4 9RJ
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Kidmore End Church of England Primary School
Chalkhouse Green Road , Kidmore End RG4 9AU
4out of 4 1,409 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Peppard Church of England Primary School
Church Lane , Peppard RG9 5JU
3out of 4 1,852 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge
Reades Lane , Sonning Common RG4 9LN
1out of 4 925 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bishopswood School
Grove Road , RG4 9RH
3out of 4 44 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.