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Hawkedon Primary School

Community school · Reading · RG6 3AP

Ages 4–11 · 628 pupils · Wokingham

KS2 expected (RWM)

84%

Overall absence

4.5%

Admissions demand

0.92 · Balanced demand

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)84%
Higher standard (RWM)23%
Avg scaled score — reading
109.0
Avg scaled score — maths
109.0
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 absence4.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)7.7%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
3.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.4%
Enrolments in measure
549

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

0.92 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

58

Places offered

64

1st-preference offers

58

Total preferences (any rank)
141
Preferred offers (top 3)
64
Applications from outside LA
5
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2

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 (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill100%

628 pupils · 630 places

Pupils on roll
628
Boys / girls
316 / 312
School capacity
630
Capacity fill
628 / 630 (100%)
Free school meals
6.5%
FSM pupils
41
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Elaine Hughes

Location

Address
Hawkedon Way, Lower Earley
Postcode
RG6 3AP
Town
Reading
County
Berkshire
Local authority
Wokingham
District
Wokingham
Constituency
Wokingham
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban city and town

Local context

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

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Reading, Wokingham, 628 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 6.5%.

Open schools in Reading
156
Primary schools in Reading
102
Academies among open schools in Reading
36% (56)
Open schools in RG6
9
Primary in RG6
7
Open schools in Wokingham LA
85
Primary in Wokingham LA
55

Nearby primary schools

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

Compare with theseAll in ReadingNear RG6

  • Hawkedon Primary School

    Academy converter · Primary

    Reading · RG6 3AP · Wokingham

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM6.5%

    0.0 miles away

  • Loddon Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Reading · RG6 7LR · Wokingham

    Ages 2–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM6.7%
    • Demand0.95

    0.3 miles away

  • Radstock Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Reading · RG6 5UZ · Wokingham

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM5.3%

    1.0 miles away

  • Aldryngton Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Reading · RG6 7HR · Wokingham

    Ages 5–11

    • KS287%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM2.5%
    • Demand1.07

    1.0 miles away

  • South Lake Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Reading · RG5 3NA · Wokingham

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM11.2%

    1.1 miles away

  • Bearwood Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Wokingham · RG41 5BB · Wokingham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM14.0%
    • Demand0.88

    1.2 miles away

  • Rivermead Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Reading · RG5 4BS · Wokingham

    Ages 4–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM5.8%
    • Demand0.98

    1.3 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Elaine Hughes

Official links