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South Lake Primary School

Community school · Reading · RG5 3NA

Ages 3–11 · 453 pupils · Wokingham

KS2 expected (RWM)

72%

Overall absence

5.4%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)72%
Higher standard (RWM)13%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.1%
Unauthorised1.7%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
371

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

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

59

Places offered

59

1st-preference offers

59

Total preferences (any rank)
150
Preferred offers (top 3)
59
Applications from outside LA
6
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

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 fill96%

453 pupils · 472 places

Pupils on roll
453
Boys / girls
238 / 215
School capacity
472
Capacity fill
453 / 472 (96%)
Free school meals
11.6%
FSM pupils
50
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Antoinette Butler-Willis

Location

Address
Campbell Road, Woodley
Postcode
RG5 3NA
Town
Reading
County
Berkshire
Local authority
Wokingham
District
Wokingham
Constituency
Reading East
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 3–11, in Reading, Wokingham, 453 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 11.6%.

Open schools in Reading
156
Primary schools in Reading
102
Academies among open schools in Reading
36% (56)
Open schools in RG5
12
Primary in RG5
8
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 RG5

  • South Lake Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Reading · RG5 3NA · Wokingham

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM11.2%

    0.0 miles away

  • Beechwood Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Reading · RG5 4JJ · Wokingham

    Ages 4–11

    • KS247%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM30.7%
    • Demand1.00

    0.4 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

    0.5 miles away

  • Highwood Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Reading · RG5 3JE · Wokingham

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM16.5%

    0.5 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

    0.9 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

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Antoinette Butler-Willis

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