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EnglandSouth EastSouth OxfordshireRG4 9RJSonning Common Primary School
Primary

Sonning Common Primary School

Primary

South Oxfordshire · Reading · RG4 9RJ http://sonningcommonprimary.co.uk/

Pupils
330
cap. 409
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
70%
RWM expected · 2024/25
14%
RWM higher · 2024/25
330
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
70%
RWM expected · 2024/25
14%
RWM higher · 2024/25
330
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 13/09/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityOxfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Sonning Common Primary School · Primary · Oxfordshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
70%
-3pp
75%67%59%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 70%
RWM higher standard
14%
-1pp
20%17%14%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 14%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
88%
Reading higher standard
32%
Writing expected standard
80%
Writing higher standard
25%
Maths expected standard
91%
Maths higher standard
34%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
82%
SPAG higher standard
27%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
330
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
22%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Grove Road, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9RJ
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2570%14%88%32%80%25%91%34%88%82%106.0107.0105.015%330
2023/2473%15%78%42%81%31%85%34%88%78%107.0107.0107.014%357
2022/2359%14%76%34%76%31%64%24%88%69%105.0104.0105.0+0.80+2.40+0.7013%373
2018/1975%20%83%43%83%42%87%37%88%82%107.0107.0109.0+1.90+1.30+1.0010%379
2017/1875%17%83%44%80%37%83%19%78%76%108.0105.0105.0+1.30+0.40-1.2011%389
2016/1769%16%74%19%83%33%79%22%86%78%104.0105.0105.0+0.40+2.70+1.2012%393

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2533019.015%3%22%5%11%
2023/2435720.514%4%23%5%12%
2022/2337322.513%4%19%6%12%
2021/2238026.811%4%16%6%15%
2020/2137525.610%4%15%
2018/1937921.510%3%8%4%6%
2017/1838921.111%3%7%4%9%
2016/1739332.512%3%8%4%8%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.