Sonning Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Reading, Wokingham
Last distance offered · Reception 2024
1.481 miles
Published by Wokingham Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2024
Reception last distance offered, 2020–2024 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Sonning Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Reading, Wokingham for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 8 July 2025. Wokingham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2024 entry.
Sonning Church of England Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2024 | 1.481 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 1.311 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 4.285 mi |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | 1.263 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2024 lived 1.481 miles away, the 3rd longest of 11 Wokingham primary schools with a published Reception 2024 last distance.
- Reception 2026 had 53 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 29 offers went to first-choice families, and 24 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 93% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 27% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result ranked highest of 6 schools: this one and the 5 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Wokingham that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Wokingham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Liguge Way, Sonning, Reading, RG4 6XF
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wokingham
- Pupils on roll
- 210 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 8 July 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils excel at this highly ambitious and nurturing school.”
- “The school has exceptionally high expectations for all pupils.”
- “Staff inspire pupils to become lifelong learners.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 September 2025 (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) | 93% | 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: 53 first-preference applications, 30 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.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Wokingham.
- Willow Bank Infant School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Willow Bank Junior School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Beechwood Primary School 1.2 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Highwood Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Woodley CofE Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Rivermead Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- South Lake Primary School 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published