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EnglandSouth EastReadingRG30 3EJSouthcote Primary School
Primary

Southcote Primary School

Primary

Reading · Reading · RG30 3EJ www.southcoteprimary.co.uk/

Pupils
553
cap. 630
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
31%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
553
Pupils · 2024/25
29%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
31%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
553
Pupils · 2024/25
29%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 07/03/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityReading
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Southcote Primary School · Primary · Reading

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
31%
-21pp
59%45%31%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 31%
RWM higher standard
2%
0pp
8%5%1%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
66%
Reading higher standard
37%
Writing expected standard
36%
Writing higher standard
2%
Maths expected standard
58%
Maths higher standard
27%
Science expected standard
81%
SPAG expected standard
64%
SPAG higher standard
30%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
553
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
29%
FSM eligible
18%
SEN
41%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Silchester Road, Southcote, Reading, RG30 3EJ
Local authority
Reading
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
2024/2531%2%66%37%36%2%58%27%81%64%105.0103.0104.041%553
2023/2452%2%67%28%63%2%65%25%85%67%106.0104.0106.08%558
2022/2342%1%58%14%57%4%65%11%88%64%102.0102.0103.0-2.40-2.20-2.107%585
2018/1953%7%61%25%68%10%76%29%83%73%103.0104.0107.0-1.60-3.00-1.005%593
2017/1859%8%69%34%68%19%66%15%76%64%104.0102.0105.0-1.00-1.20-2.106%554
2016/1764%7%71%31%86%17%81%22%90%81%105.0105.0107.0-1.20-0.20-1.006%533

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
2024/2555320.641%29%18%5%12%
2023/2455820.88%28%18%5%13%
2022/2358522.17%24%18%7%20%
2021/2260623.76%24%16%6%15%
2020/2159622.44%24%15%
2018/1959326.25%25%16%4%11%
2017/1855421.06%24%18%4%8%
2016/1753321.26%26%17%4%7%

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