Sonning Common Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Reading, Oxfordshire
Sonning Common Primary School is a primary school in Reading, Oxfordshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 13 September 2023. Oxfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Grove Road, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9RJ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Oxfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 292 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 13 September 2023
Strengths
- “The school is a kind and respectful community.”
- “These values permeate through the school’s provision.”
- “Pupils are caring and helpful and can express how they feel included and welcomed.”
To improve
- “However, in some of the foundation subjects, pupils do not always have the knowledge and confidence to apply the information and vocabulary they have been taught.”
- “This means they have gaps in their understanding and that their knowledge does not build as well as it could, from one year to the next.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 October 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 70% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 35 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 29 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2026, as Oxfordshire published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Oxfordshire.
- Kidmore End Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi Good
- Peppard Church of England Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Valley Road School 2.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Stoke Row CofE Primary School 3.1 mi Good
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Henley-on-Thames 3.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Shiplake Church of England School 3.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Badgemore Primary School 3.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary School 3.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published