St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School in Woodley

St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Woodley. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 15/10/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are well above average, progress in writing is above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.7%, which is 1.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Western Avenue, Woodley

School Information

Address:	Western Avenue, Woodley, RG5 3BH
Website:	www.stdominicsavio.co.uk
Telephone:	01189693893
School Type:	Voluntary aided school
Education phase:	Primary
Local authority:	Wokingham
Headteacher / Principal:	Mrs Juanita Dunlop
Religious character:	Roman Catholic
Admissions policy:	Not applicable
Unique reference:	110041

Ofsted Inspection

Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 15/10/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range:	4 - 11
Gender:	Mixed
School Capacity:	420
Number of Pupils:	421
Number of Boys:	205
Number of Girls:	216

Absence

	School	England state-funded schools:
Overall absence:	2.7%	4%
Persistent absence:	3.3%	8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading

Above Average: 3.5 Confidence interval 1.9 to 5.1

Writing

Above Average: 2.5 Confidence interval 1 to 4

Maths

Well Above Average: 4.4 Confidence interval 3 to 5.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	88%
England Average:	65%

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

School:	22%
England Average:	11%

Average score in reading

School:	109
England Average:	104

Average score in maths

School:	110
England Average:	105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Ambleside Centre Ambleside Close , Woodley RG5 4JJ	4out of 4	727 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School Western Avenue , RG5 3BH	3out of 4	0 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Beechwood Primary School Ambleside Close , Woodley RG5 4JJ	1out of 4	740 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Willow Bank Infant School Duffield Road , Woodley RG5 4RW	3out of 4	961 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Willow Bank Junior School Duffield Road , Woodley RG5 4RW	3out of 4	961 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Highwood Primary School Fairwater Drive , Woodley RG5 3JE	2out of 4	1,082 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Bulmershe School Woodlands Avenue , Woodley RG5 3EU	3out of 4	906 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Waingels Waingels Road , Woodley RG5 4RF	3out of 4	1,591 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Maiden Erlegh School Silverdale Rd , Earley RG6 7HS	3out of 4	2,800 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading 81 Crescent Road , RG1 5SL	3out of 4	2,801 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
UTC Reading Crescent Road , East Reading RG1 5RQ	4out of 4	2,805 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Addington School Woodlands Avenue , Woodley RG5 3EU	4out of 4	1,010 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Reading Blue Coat School Holme Park , Sonning Lane RG4 6SU	- not rated	1,784 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary SchoolWestern Avenue, Woodley