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Wilson Primary School

  • 3–11Ages
  • 452Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • 109793URN

Wilson Road, Reading, RG30 2RW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.8per place
0.3 above Reading median (2.5)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Reading

165 applications for 60 places · 16th of 36 in Reading
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
66%met the expected standard

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 19 May 2026Published 29 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
Early yearsExpected standard
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

  1. 19 May 2026
    Report card · 7 Expected standard
  2. 29 March 2022
    Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
2.8applications per place, Reception
0.3 above Reading median (2.5) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

165 applications · 60 places offered · 55 named it first

  1. 2026 2.8; Reading median median 2.5
  2. 2025 2.7; Reading median median 2.6
  3. 2024 2.7; Reading median median 2.5
  4. 2023 3.2; Reading median median 2.3
  5. 2022 3.4; Reading median median 2.1
  6. 2021 3.7; Reading median median 2.3
  7. 2020 4.5; Reading median median 2.4
  8. 2019 3.6; Reading median median 2.4
  9. 2018 4.2; Reading median median 2.5
  10. 2017 5.2; Reading median median 2.4
  11. 2016 5.0; Reading median median 2.5
  12. 2015 5.4; Reading median median 2.4
  13. 2014 4.9; Reading median median 2.3
More applications per place than the Reading median in 13 of 13 years.
  • This school
  • Reading median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 2026601652.8550.92
Sep 2025601602.7601.00
Sep 2024601602.7631.05
Sep 2023601893.2791.32
Sep 2022602023.4941.57
Sep 2021592183.7801.36
Sep 2020592684.51171.98
Sep 2019602133.6891.48
Sep 2018602494.21151.92
Sep 2017593085.21332.25
Sep 2016582925.01302.24
Sep 2015593175.41432.42
Sep 2014602914.91362.27

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 71% · Maths 74% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%17th of 37 in Reading
Reading
Expected standard79%
Higher standard40%
Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard71%
Greater depth12%
Maths
Expected standard74%
Higher standard28%
Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Reading median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2566%9%107105
2023/2447%5%103104
2022/2348%0%102101

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
109793 · 870/2024
Capacity
477 pupils · 452 on roll
Free school meals
14.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision
Resourced provision
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Address
Wilson Road, Reading, RG30 2RW
Local authority
Reading

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources