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St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Wokingham

Western Avenue, Woodley, RG5 3BH

Website 01189693893

98

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Outstanding

Graded 11/02/2020

Application demand

89%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

96.6%

3.0% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

420

Capacity used

Over capacity

100%

420 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

89%

1st preference success rate

59 of 66 families who put it first got an offer

60

Places offered

139

Total applications

2.3

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference6659● 89%
2nd preference331● 3%
3rd preference250● 0%
4th preference150● 0%
Total1396043%

1st preference success by year

77%
2020
74%
2021
66%
2022
86%
2023
88%
2024
89%
2025

Wokingham lets families list 4 preferences. 6 applications came from outside the council area (3 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Laura Hulland
Address
Western Avenue, Woodley, RG5 3BH
Phone
01189693893
Local authority
Wokingham
Ward / constituency
Bulmershe & Coronation · Earley and Woodley
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
110041

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals5%——
English as additional language22%——
SEN support5%——
56% boys (235)44% girls (185)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

420 pupils · 420 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 25

    30 April 2025

    Ungraded inspection

    Standards maintained
  2. 20

    11 February 2020

    Full graded inspection

    Outstanding overall effectiveness
    Early yearsOutstanding
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationOutstanding
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 363 pupils

Attendance

96.6%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

3.4%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

3.0%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.6%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

2%
20/21
12%
21/22
9%
22/23
6%
23/24
3%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths98%——
Higher standard17%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard90%
+28% vs England
Higher standard24%
+16% vs England

Reading

Expected standard97%
+22% vs England
Higher standard59%
+26% vs England
Average score111
+5 vs England

Writing

Expected standard90%
+18% vs England
Greater depth27%
+14% vs England

Maths

Expected standard97%
+23% vs England
Higher standard56%
+30% vs England
Average score111
+6 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard93%
+20% vs England
Higher standard63%
+33% vs England
Average score112
+7 vs England

Science

Expected standard98%
+16% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

882019922023982024902025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)90%61%
Higher standard24%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Wokingham council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.