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Woodley CofE Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Reading · RG5 4UX

Ages 5–11 · 291 pupils · Wokingham

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

67%

Overall absence

5.4%

Admissions demand

0.97 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2024-05-19

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)67%
Higher standard (RWM)10%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

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%+)10.1%
Unauthorised1.3%
Authorised absence
4.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
276

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

0.97 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

35

Places offered

36

1st-preference offers

35

Total preferences (any rank)
95
Preferred offers (top 3)
36
Applications from outside LA
0
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 fill92%

291 pupils · 315 places

Pupils on roll
291
Boys / girls
156 / 135
School capacity
315
Capacity fill
291 / 315 (92%)
Free school meals
13.8%
FSM pupils
40
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 5–11

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 controlled school
Headteacher
Mrs Louisa Gurney

Location

Address
Hurricane Way, Woodley
Postcode
RG5 4UX
Town
Reading
County
Berkshire
Local authority
Wokingham
District
Wokingham
Constituency
Earley and Woodley
Urban/rural
Urban: 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 controlled school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Reading, Wokingham, 291 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 13.8%. 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 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.

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    • FSM3.9%

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  • Willow Bank Junior School

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    • FSM12.8%

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  • Rivermead Primary School

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    Ages 4–11

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

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  • Beechwood Primary School

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    Ages 4–11

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

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  • South Lake Primary School

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    • FSM11.2%

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Louisa Gurney
Telephone
01189693246
Website
www.woodleyceprimary.co.uk/

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