Community school · Oxfordshire

Sonning Common Primary School

4–11Ages
292Pupils
PrimaryPhase
123038URN

Grove Road, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9RJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodDec 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.6 below Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

56 applications for 29 places · 151st of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodDec 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2023

Inspection history

13 September 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
12 December 2013
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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Oxfordshire median (2.5) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

56 applications · 29 places offered · 35 named it first

2026 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 1.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2015 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2014 1.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.1

This school
Oxfordshire 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	29	56	1.9	35	1.21
Sep 2025	27	54	2.0	26	0.96
Sep 2024	28	61	2.2	28	1.00
Sep 2023	32	72	2.3	32	1.00
Sep 2022	43	70	1.6	43	1.00
Sep 2021	42	81	1.9	40	0.95
Sep 2020	48	89	1.9	46	0.96
Sep 2019	36	69	1.9	34	0.94
Sep 2018	42	91	2.2	41	0.98
Sep 2017	53	102	1.9	48	0.91
Sep 2016	47	99	2.1	37	0.79
Sep 2015	57	107	1.9	43	0.75
Sep 2014	56	86	1.5	42	0.75

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 80% · Maths 91% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%68th of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth25%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard91%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard34%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Oxfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	70%	14%	106	107
2023/24	73%	15%	107	107
2022/23	59%	14%	105	104

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

Sonning Common Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Kidmore End Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

2.3applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Peppard Church of England Primary School
1.7 km · Oxfordshire

2026

3.0applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Emmer Green Primary School
3.6 km · Reading

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Caversham Park Primary School
3.9 km · Reading

Remains Good2023

6.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Martin's Catholic Primary School
3.9 km · Reading

2026

2.4applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
The Hill Primary School
4.1 km · Reading

Remains Good2023

3.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
The Heights Primary School
4.4 km · Reading

Standards maintained2024

3.2applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Valley Road School
4.4 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.6applications per place 94%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 123038 · 931/2506
Capacity: 409 pupils · 292 on roll
Free school meals: 19.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Grove Road, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9RJ
Local authority: Oxfordshire · South Oxfordshire

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