Bishopswood School
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
Grove Road, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9RHOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Bishopswood School is a special school in Reading for ages 2 to 16. It is one of the 359 schools in Oxfordshire. Its latest Ofsted outcome is a report card, from an inspection in November 2025.
Ofsted report card
Inspected 18 November 2025, report published 28 May 2026
Each area is graded from urgent improvement to exceptional, and safeguarding is either met or not met.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
8 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
73 pupils on roll, with places for 72
Schools near Bishopswood School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora Rowan School | 1 mile | Report card: Strong standard | Not published |
| Brookfields School | 4 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | Not published |
| Thames Valley School | 5 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| The Avenue Special School | 5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 0% met the expected standard |
| Groveside School | 5 miles | Report card: Expected standard | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- THE PROPELLER ACADEMY TRUST
- Age range
- 2 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Priya Bhagrath
- Phone
- 01189724311
- Address
- Grove Road, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9RH
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- URN
- 149322
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.