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Faith schools in and near Woodley

All 2 faith schools in Woodley, and the nearest just outside.

2 schools in Woodley

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  1. St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School

    Woodley, RG5 3BH · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Catholic

    Results well above the Woodley faith schools average.

    103 first choices, 59 offers made

    Ready for secondary school90%

    Woodley faith schools 78%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 6Woodley faith schools about 8
    Pupils
    420
    View school St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School
  2. Woodley CofE Primary School

    Reading, RG5 4UX · State · Primary · Ages 5 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results well below the Woodley faith schools average, high absence.

    23 first choices, 28 offers made

    Ready for secondary school63%

    Woodley faith schools 78%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 11Woodley faith schools about 8
    Pupils
    291
    View school Woodley CofE Primary School

Just outside Woodley

The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Woodley.

  1. Sonning Church of England Primary School

    1.0 miles from Woodley · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
    • Church of England

    Results well above the Woodley faith schools average.

    53 first choices, 30 offers made

    Ready for secondary school93%

    Woodley faith schools 78%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 8Woodley faith schools about 8
    Pupils
    210
    View school Sonning Church of England Primary School
  2. Reading Blue Coat School

    1.3 miles from Woodley · Independent · Secondary · Ages 11 to 19

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Church of England
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed a year
    –Woodley faith schools about 8
    Pupils
    850
    View school Reading Blue Coat School
  3. Earley St Peter's Church of England Primary School

    1.4 miles from Woodley · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Woodley faith schools average.

    26 first choices, 30 offers made

    Ready for secondary school69%

    Woodley faith schools 78%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 9Woodley faith schools about 8
    Pupils
    458
    View school Earley St Peter's Church of England Primary School
The big picture

How Woodley's faith schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Ofsted grades in Woodley

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded.

  • Outstanding: 1 of 2
  • Good: 1 of 2
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 2
  • Inadequate: 0 of 2
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Woodley

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    2 of the 2 faith schools in Woodley have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Faith schools in Woodley, explained

There are 2 faith schools in Woodley, teaching 711 children. 2 are run by the council and 0 are academies or free schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 1 of them is Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

77.8% of pupils in Woodley faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England.

8.6% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £6,392 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 7.2% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many faith schools are in Woodley?
There are 2 faith schools in Woodley, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Woodley?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Woodley on Eduscope are St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School and Woodley CofE Primary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding faith schools are in Woodley?
Woodley has 1 faith schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 1 are rated Good, meaning 100% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are faith schools in Woodley ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Woodley faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Woodley is 23:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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