Sonning Church of England Primary School

Primary
Academy
Ages 4 to 11

Ofsted judgements: Outstanding

Liguge Way, Sonning, Reading, RG4 6XFOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Sonning Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Reading for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 84 schools in Wokingham. It ranks 1st of 81 primary schools in Reading. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in July 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 8 July 2025, report published 7 September 2025

This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.

Quality of education: Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
Personal development: Outstanding
Leadership and management: Outstanding
Early years provision: Outstanding
Safeguarding: Met

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

30 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths93%

93%, 31 percentage points above the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths27%

27%, 19 percentage points above the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score111

111, 5 above the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score110

110, 5 above the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score111

111, 6 above the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

210 pupils on roll, with places for 210

Eligible for free school meals5.2%

5.2%, 21.3 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language26.7%

26.7%, 5.1 percentage points above the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support4.3%

4.3%, 10.5 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan1.9%

1.9%, 4.1 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Sonning Church of England Primary School

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
Willow Bank Junior School	0.7 miles	Ofsted: Good	Not published
Willow Bank Infant School	0.7 miles	Ofsted: Good	Not published
St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School	0.8 miles	Ofsted: Outstanding	90% met the expected standard
Beechwood Primary School	1 mile	Ofsted: Requires improvement	53% met the expected standard
Highwood Primary School	1 mile	Ofsted: Good	Not published

School details

School type: Academy converter
Sector: Academy
Trust: THE KEYS ACADEMY TRUST
Age range: 4 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery classes: No
Headteacher: Mr Philip Sherwood
Phone: 01189693399
Website: sonning.wokingham.sch.uk (opens in a new tab)
Address: Liguge Way, Sonning, Reading, RG4 6XF
Local authority: Wokingham
URN: 147379

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.