Community school · Reading

Southcote Primary School

4–11Ages
528Pupils
PrimaryPhase
109795URN

Silchester Road, Southcote, Reading, RG30 3EJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.5 below Reading median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Reading

106 applications for 55 places · 29th of 36 in Reading

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

31%met the expected standard

Reading 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 7 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Reading median (2.5) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

106 applications · 55 places offered · 53 named it first

2026 1.9; Reading median median 2.5
2025 1.6; Reading median median 2.6
2024 1.7; Reading median median 2.5
2023 2.3; Reading median median 2.3
2022 1.6; Reading median median 2.1
2021 1.5; Reading median median 2.3
2020 1.7; Reading median median 2.4
2019 1.6; Reading median median 2.4
2018 1.9; Reading median median 2.5
2017 2.4; Reading median median 2.4
2016 2.5; Reading median median 2.5
2015 2.1; Reading median median 2.4
2014 1.9; Reading median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Reading median in 1 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.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	55	106	1.9	53	0.96
Sep 2025	76	123	1.6	70	0.92
Sep 2024	89	149	1.7	81	0.91
Sep 2023	42	96	2.3	38	0.90
Sep 2022	69	111	1.6	57	0.83
Sep 2021	79	117	1.5	66	0.84
Sep 2020	89	147	1.7	81	0.91
Sep 2019	90	143	1.6	82	0.91
Sep 2018	85	159	1.9	67	0.79
Sep 2017	89	210	2.4	80	0.90
Sep 2016	90	222	2.5	95	1.06
Sep 2015	86	178	2.1	63	0.73
Sep 2014	90	170	1.9	77	0.86

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 66% · Writing 36% · Maths 58% → all three 31% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard31%37th of 37 in Reading

Reading 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard66%

Reading 77% England 78%

Higher standard37%

Reading 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard36%

Reading 72% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Reading 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard58%

Reading 75% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Reading 31% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Reading median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	31%	2%	105	103
2023/24	52%	2%	106	104
2022/23	42%	1%	102	102

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

Southcote Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.9applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Manor Primary School
0.9 km · Reading

Good2023

1.9applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Mary & All Saints Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Reading

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Battle Primary Academy
1.4 km · Reading

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.0applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Kennet Valley Primary School
1.4 km · West Berkshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School
1.5 km · Reading

2026

5.5applications per place
All Saints Junior School
1.5 km · Reading

Graded · no overall grade2024

100%met the SATs standard
Wilson Primary School
1.6 km · Reading

2026

2.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Primary School
1.7 km · Reading

Remains Good2023

3.4applications per place 38%met the SATs standard

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: 109795 · 870/2027
Capacity: 630 pupils · 528 on roll
Free school meals: 18.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Address: Silchester Road, Southcote, Reading, RG30 3EJ
Local authority: Reading

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