UKSchoolSearch
OpenPrimaryOfsted: Improved significantlyURN 123201

Goring Church of England Aided Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Reading · RG8 0BG

Ages 4–11 · 170 pupils · Oxfordshire

Ofsted

Improved significantly

KS2 expected (RWM)

79%

Overall absence

4.0%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

Read full report

Headline

Improved significantly

Inspection date

2025-01-13

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)79%
Higher standard (RWM)14%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
108.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
109.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)6.3%
Unauthorised0.7%
Authorised absence
3.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
144

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.96 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

22

Places offered

23

1st-preference offers

22

Total preferences (any rank)
34
Preferred offers (top 3)
23
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill81%

170 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
170
Boys / girls
83 / 87
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
170 / 210 (81%)
Free school meals
4.7%
FSM pupils
8
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Oxford
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Federation
Federation of Goring and Stoke Row Church of England Primary Schools
Headteacher
Mrs Angela Wheatcroft

Location

Address
Wallingford Road, Goring-on-Thames
Postcode
RG8 0BG
Town
Reading
County
Berkshire
Local authority
Oxfordshire
District
South Oxfordshire
Constituency
Henley and Thame
Urban/rural
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Reading, Oxfordshire, 170 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 4.7%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Oxford.

Open schools in Reading
156
Primary schools in Reading
102
Academies among open schools in Reading
36% (56)
Open schools in RG8
14
Primary in RG8
9
Open schools in Oxfordshire LA
371
Primary in Oxfordshire LA
242

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

  • South Stoke Primary School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Community school · Primary

    RG8 0JS · Oxfordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • Absence11.8%
    • FSM20.8%
    • Demand1.00

    1.4 miles away

  • Woodcote Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Reading · RG8 0QY · Oxfordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS273%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM15.4%
    • Demand1.00

    2.8 miles away

New to reading school data? See Ofsted ratings explained and how to compare schools.

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Angela Wheatcroft
Telephone
01491872289

Official links