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Rivermead Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Wokingham

Loddon Bridge Road, Reading, RG5 4BS

Website 01189540770

66

headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

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No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

95.2%

13.1% persistently absent

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

At a glance

Pupils on roll

429

Capacity used

Over capacity

102%

420 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

59 of 59 families who put it first got an offer

59

Places offered

154

Total applications

2.6

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference5959● 100%
2nd preference400● 0%
3rd preference380● 0%
4th preference170● 0%
Total1545938%

1st preference success by year

87%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Wokingham lets families list 4 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (1 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
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Brian Prebble
Address
Loddon Bridge Road, Woodley, Reading, RG5 4BS
Phone
01189540770
Local authority
Wokingham
Ward / constituency
Loddon · Earley and Woodley
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
149521

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals6%——
English as additional language16%——
SEN support7%——
52% boys (223)48% girls (206)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)

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

Academy trust: BELLEVUE PLACE EDUCATION TRUST

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

Ofsted inspections

  1. 26

    10 March 2026

    S5 Inspection · report card

    InclusionStrong standard
    AchievementExpected standard
    Safeguarding standardsMet
    Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
    Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
    Leadership and governanceExpected standard
    Early yearsStrong standard
    Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
    Post-16 provisionNot applicable
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 381 pupils

Attendance

95.2%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.8%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

13.1%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.0%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

10%
22/23
13%
23/24
13%
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 & maths66%——
Higher standard11%——
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 standard70%
+8% vs England
Higher standard8%
+0% vs England

Reading

Expected standard86%
+11% vs England
Higher standard45%
+12% vs England
Average score109
+3 vs England

Writing

Expected standard76%
+4% vs England
Greater depth11%
-2% vs England

Maths

Expected standard84%
+10% vs England
Higher standard50%
+24% vs England
Average score108
+3 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard84%
+11% vs England
Higher standard50%
+20% vs England
Average score109
+4 vs England

Science

Expected standard84%
+2% vs England

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

Primary results over time

662024702025

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

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)70%61%
Higher standard8%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.