Academy converter · Wokingham

Rivermead Primary School

4–11Ages
429Pupils
PrimaryPhase
149521URN

Loddon Bridge Road, Woodley, Reading, RG5 4BS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

0.3 above Wokingham median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wokingham

160 applications for 54 places · 15th of 43 in Wokingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%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 10 March 2026Published 10 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong 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.

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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

3.0applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Wokingham median (2.6) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

160 applications · 54 places offered · 47 named it first

2026 3.0; Wokingham median median 2.6
2025 2.6; Wokingham median median 2.7
2024 3.0; Wokingham median median 2.6
2023 3.0; Wokingham median median 2.6
2022 2.7; Wokingham median median 2.7; as the previous school
2021 2.9; Wokingham median median 2.5; as the previous school
2020 3.9; Wokingham median median 2.6; as the previous school
2019 3.3; Wokingham median median 2.6; as the previous school
2018 3.1; Wokingham median median 2.4; as the previous school
2017 3.1; Wokingham median median 2.7; as the previous school
2016 3.1; Wokingham median median 2.5; as the previous school
2015 2.4; Wokingham median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Wokingham median median 2.9; as the previous school

This school
Wokingham median

Dashed bars: as Rivermead Primary School (URN 109894), 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	54	160	3.0	47	0.87
Sep 2025	59	154	2.6	59	1.00
Sep 2024	57	170	3.0	56	0.98
Sep 2023	60	182	3.0	68	1.13
Sep 2022 *	60	159	2.7	55	0.92
Sep 2021 *	60	176	2.9	66	1.10
Sep 2020 *	60	233	3.9	89	1.48
Sep 2019 *	60	195	3.3	62	1.03
Sep 2018 *	60	184	3.1	57	0.95
Sep 2017 *	60	186	3.1	77	1.28
Sep 2016 *	60	185	3.1	67	1.12
Sep 2015 *	60	145	2.4	62	1.03
Sep 2014 *	60	119	2.0	43	0.72

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 76% · Maths 84% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%19th of 36 in Wokingham

Wokingham 70% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Wokingham 86% England 78%

Higher standard45%

Wokingham 46% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Wokingham 80% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Wokingham 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Wokingham 84% England 77%

Higher standard50%

Wokingham 36% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	70%	8%	109	108
2023/24	66%	11%	107	107
2022/23	65%	15%	107	107

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

Rivermead Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

3.0applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Beechwood Primary School
0.6 km · Wokingham

2026

2.3applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
South Lake Primary School
0.8 km · Wokingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Woodley CofE Primary School
1.1 km · Wokingham

Remains Good2024

2.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Wokingham

Standards maintained2025

3.3applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Willow Bank Infant School
1.4 km · Wokingham

Remains Good2022

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

Remains Good2023
Highwood Primary School
1.4 km · Wokingham

Good2021

2.4applications per place
Loddon Primary School
1.9 km · Wokingham

Remains Good2023

3.5applications per place 73%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: 149521 · 872/2167
Trust: Bellevue Place Education Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 429 on roll
Free school meals: 5.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2023
Replaced: Rivermead Primary School (URN 109894)
Address: Loddon Bridge Road, Woodley, Reading, RG5 4BS
Local authority: Wokingham

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