Academy converter · Wokingham

Sonning Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
210Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
147379URN

Liguge Way, Sonning, Reading, RG4 6XF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 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

4.0per place

1.4 above Wokingham median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wokingham

121 applications for 30 places · 3rd of 43 in Wokingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

93%met the expected standard

Wokingham 70% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 8 July 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	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

8 July 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
24 January 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

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

4.0applications per place, Reception

1.4 above Wokingham median (2.6) 1.8 above England median (2.2)

121 applications · 30 places offered · 53 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 4.0; Wokingham median median 2.6
2025 3.1; Wokingham median median 2.7
2024 2.5; Wokingham median median 2.6
2023 3.2; Wokingham median median 2.6
2022 3.1; Wokingham median median 2.7
2021 4.1; Wokingham median median 2.5
2020 3.2; Wokingham median median 2.6
2019 3.8; Wokingham median median 2.6; as the previous school
2018 3.0; Wokingham median median 2.4; as the previous school
2017 3.0; Wokingham median median 2.7; as the previous school
2016 3.2; Wokingham median median 2.5; as the previous school
2015 2.6; Wokingham median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 2.6; Wokingham median median 2.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Wokingham median in 6 of 7 years.

This school
Wokingham median

Dashed bars: as Sonning Church of England Primary School (URN 110016), 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	30	121	4.0	53	1.77
Sep 2025	30	94	3.1	35	1.17
Sep 2024	30	75	2.5	31	1.03
Sep 2023	30	97	3.2	32	1.07
Sep 2022	30	94	3.1	27	0.90
Sep 2021	21	85	4.1	18	0.86
Sep 2020	30	96	3.2	31	1.03
Sep 2019 *	30	113	3.8	41	1.37
Sep 2018 *	30	89	3.0	31	1.03
Sep 2017 *	30	90	3.0	32	1.07
Sep 2016 *	30	95	3.2	26	0.87
Sep 2015 *	28	73	2.6	27	0.96
Sep 2014 *	30	79	2.6	25	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 97% · Writing 93% · Maths 97% → all three 93% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard93%2nd of 36 in Wokingham

Wokingham 70% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard97%

Wokingham 86% England 78%

Higher standard70%

Wokingham 46% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard93%

Wokingham 80% England 75%

Greater depth33%

Wokingham 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard97%

Wokingham 84% England 77%

Higher standard60%

Wokingham 36% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (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	93%	27%	111	110
2023/24	93%	17%	111	109
2022/23	80%	27%	111	110

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 Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.0applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
Willow Bank Infant School
1.2 km · Wokingham

Remains Good2022

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

Remains Good2023
St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Wokingham

Standards maintained2025

3.3applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Beechwood Primary School
1.9 km · Wokingham

2026

2.3applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Highwood Primary School
2.1 km · Wokingham

Good2021

2.4applications per place
Woodley CofE Primary School
2.2 km · Wokingham

Remains Good2024

2.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Rivermead Primary School
2.4 km · Wokingham

2026

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 77%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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147379 · 872/3320
Trust: The Keys Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 210 on roll
Free school meals: 5.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2019
Replaced: Sonning Church of England Primary School (URN 110016)
Address: Liguge Way, Sonning, Reading, RG4 6XF
Local authority: Wokingham

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