Voluntary aided school · Hampshire

Silchester Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
156Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
116369URN

School Lane, Silchester, Reading, RG7 2NJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.7 above Hampshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hampshire

81 applications for 30 places · 46th of 287 in Hampshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%met the expected standard

Hampshire 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 11 February 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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

2.7applications per place, Reception

0.7 above Hampshire median (2.0) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

81 applications · 30 places offered · 33 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.7; Hampshire median median 2.0
2025 2.9; Hampshire median median 2.0
2024 4.4; Hampshire median median 2.1
2023 3.1; Hampshire median median 2.0
2022 3.3; Hampshire median median 2.0
2021 2.3; Hampshire median median 2.0
2020 2.6; Hampshire median median 2.0
2019 2.3; Hampshire median median 2.0
2018 2.7; Hampshire median median 2.0
2017 2.9; Hampshire median median 2.0
2016 2.7; Hampshire median median 2.0
2015 3.5; Hampshire median median 2.0
2014 2.5; Hampshire median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Hampshire median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Hampshire 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	30	81	2.7	33	1.10
Sep 2025	25	73	2.9	23	0.92
Sep 2024	18	79	4.4	18	1.00
Sep 2023	22	69	3.1	18	0.82
Sep 2022	18	60	3.3	17	0.94
Sep 2021	24	56	2.3	17	0.71
Sep 2020	30	79	2.6	40	1.33
Sep 2019	29	67	2.3	28	0.97
Sep 2018	27	74	2.7	25	0.93
Sep 2017	30	87	2.9	33	1.10
Sep 2016	30	82	2.7	30	1.00
Sep 2015	30	104	3.5	42	1.40
Sep 2014	24	61	2.5	21	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 97% · Writing 73% · Maths 88% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%90th of 300 in Hampshire

Hampshire 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard97%

Hampshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard55%

Hampshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Hampshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Hampshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Hampshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard30%

Hampshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Hampshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	70%	6%	110	107
2023/24	48%	4%	104	102
2022/23	31%	0%	102	97

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

Silchester Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Tadley Community Primary School
2.7 km · Hampshire

Standards maintained2025

2.9applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Bishopswood Junior School
3.0 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2023

55%met the SATs standard
Bishopswood Infant School
3.0 km · Hampshire

2026

2.1applications per place
Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School
3.5 km · West Berkshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place
Burnham Copse Primary School
3.6 km · Hampshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Bramley Church of England Primary School
4.0 km · Hampshire

Standards maintained2025

1.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School
4.2 km · West Berkshire

2026

67%met the SATs standard
The Priory Primary School
4.8 km · Hampshire

Some aspects not as strong2025

2.8applications per place 71%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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 116369 · 850/3389
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 180 pupils · 156 on roll
Free school meals: 7.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: School Lane, Silchester, Reading, RG7 2NJ
Local authority: Hampshire · Basingstoke and Deane

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