Academy sponsor led · Wokingham

Beechwood Primary School

4–11Ages
244Pupils
PrimaryPhase
147023URN

Ambleside Close, Woodley, Reading, RG5 4JJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.4 below Wokingham median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wokingham

54 applications for 24 places · 33rd of 43 in Wokingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%met the expected standard

Wokingham 70% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 23 June 2026Published 8 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected 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

23 June 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
14 November 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement

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

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Wokingham median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

54 applications · 24 places offered · 22 named it first

2026 2.3; Wokingham median median 2.6
2025 3.3; Wokingham median median 2.7
2024 4.4; Wokingham median median 2.6
2023 3.3; Wokingham median median 2.6
2022 3.2; Wokingham median median 2.7
2021 2.7; Wokingham median median 2.5
2020 1.4; Wokingham median median 2.6
2019 2.5; Wokingham median median 2.6; as the previous school
2018 3.1; Wokingham median median 2.4; as the previous school
2017 2.9; Wokingham median median 2.7; as the previous school
2016 3.0; Wokingham median median 2.5; as the previous school
2015 3.1; Wokingham median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 3.2; Wokingham median median 2.9; as the previous school

This school
Wokingham median

Dashed bars: as Beechwood Primary School (URN 109936), the previous school.

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	24	54	2.3	22	0.92
Sep 2025	15	50	3.3	14	0.93
Sep 2024	15	66	4.4	15	1.00
Sep 2023	28	91	3.3	24	0.86
Sep 2022	25	81	3.2	23	0.92
Sep 2021	25	68	2.7	19	0.76
Sep 2020	56	76	1.4	26	0.46
Sep 2019 *	34	84	2.5	23	0.68
Sep 2018 *	60	188	3.1	52	0.87
Sep 2017 *	57	163	2.9	40	0.70
Sep 2016 *	60	178	3.0	56	0.93
Sep 2015 *	45	138	3.1	39	0.87
Sep 2014 *	45	144	3.2	44	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 57% · Maths 68% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%34th of 36 in Wokingham

Wokingham 70% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Wokingham 86% England 78%

Higher standard45%

Wokingham 46% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard57%

Wokingham 80% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Wokingham 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Wokingham 84% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Wokingham 36% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Wokingham median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	53%	0%	107	104
2023/24	47%	7%	103	101
2022/23	49%	7%	104	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

Beechwood Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.3applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Rivermead Primary School
0.6 km · Wokingham

2026

3.0applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
South Lake Primary School
0.7 km · Wokingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School
0.7 km · Wokingham

Standards maintained2025

3.3applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Highwood Primary School
0.9 km · Wokingham

Good2021

2.4applications per place
Willow Bank Infant School
1.2 km · Wokingham

Remains Good2022

2.3applications per place
Willow Bank Junior School
1.2 km · Wokingham

Remains Good2023
Woodley CofE Primary School
1.4 km · Wokingham

Remains Good2024

2.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Sonning Church of England Primary School
1.9 km · Wokingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.0applications per place 93%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147023 · 872/2008
Trust: LDBS Frays Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 244 on roll
Free school meals: 30.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2019
Replaced: Beechwood Primary School (URN 109936)
Address: Ambleside Close, Woodley, Reading, RG5 4JJ
Local authority: Wokingham

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources