South Lake Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Reading, Wokingham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Wokingham Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
South Lake Primary School is a primary school in Reading, Wokingham for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 20 May 2025. Wokingham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
South Lake 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 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | 0.856 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 2.253 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.374 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.396 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant for Reception 2026 was offered a place, including 13 families who ranked it second or lower; places ran out in 4 of the 6 earlier years.
- 2026 Reception entry had 46 first-choice applications for 59 offers (0.8 first choices per offer), the 6th lowest of 44 Wokingham primary schools.
- In 2024/25, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 12% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Campbell Road, Woodley, Reading, RG5 3NA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Wokingham
- Pupils on roll
- 443 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 20 May 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils flourish at this welcoming and friendly school.”
- “They have a strong sense of belonging and feel happy and safe.”
- “Throughout the school there are warm and supportive relationships.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, teaching does not routinely revisit and make links to previous learning.”
- “This leads to pupils forgetting past knowledge and has an impact on how well new information is learned.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 June 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) | 77% | 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: 46 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 46 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.
- Beechwood Primary School 0.4 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Rivermead Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Highwood Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Loddon Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Earley St Peter's Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Aldryngton Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hawkedon Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published