Silchester Church of England Primary School
School Lane, Silchester, Reading, RG7 2NJOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Silchester Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Reading for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 600 schools in Hampshire. It ranks 32nd of 81 primary schools in Reading. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in February 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 11 February 2025, report published 19 March 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 11 February 2025
This school is a happy and harmonious community. In the last year, there have been many changes in the school. The school has high aspirations for all pupils. Pupils feel that staff listen to their worries and help them to feel safe and secure at school. Pupils now achieve much better than they did because the school teaches them well. Pupils behave well. Pupils of all ages are curious and enthusiastic, and they try hard in lessons. From the start in Reception, the school has high expectations of children's capabilities and behaviour. Lessons are calm and focused. Pupils are proud to explain what they learn and remember from previous topics. The school promotes a keen sense that everyone has a part to play in creating such a positive community. The warm, friendly atmosphere in school is testament to the school's vision and values. Pupils' conduct around the school is polite and respectful. Pupils appreciate the range of opportunities to understand more about the world around them. These opportunities include visiting local museums and places of worship. Pupils display empathy by organising and leading litter picking in the village.
What the school should improve
- At times, the school does not consistently make sure that pupils have fully understood what has just been taught. As a result, some misconceptions are not always identified and addressed as quickly as they could be, which can slow pupils' learning. The school needs to refine its strategies to ensure that all pupils' misconceptions are identified and addressed as they arise.
- The school has not yet fully established systems of checking how successfully pupils remember key knowledge in a few subjects. Consequently, teachers do not always have the strategies to check pupils' understanding, so there are gaps in pupils' knowledge in these subjects. The school should ensure that there are effective systems in place for checking how well pupils are remembering the most important knowledge and that teachers are confident using them.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
33 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
156 pupils on roll, with places for 180
Schools near Silchester Church of England Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tadley Community Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 36% met the expected standard |
| Bishopswood Infant School | 2 miles | Report card: Expected standard | Not published |
| Bishopswood Junior School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 55% met the expected standard |
| Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School | 2 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | Not published |
| Burnham Copse Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 53% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mr Glen Golding
- Phone
- 01189700256
- Address
- School Lane, Silchester, Reading, RG7 2NJ
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- URN
- 116369
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.