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St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Laura Hulland

location_onWoodley, RG5 3BH

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2020

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Students

420

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Expected Standard

90%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Woodley, serving ages 4-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 3% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Woodley, Wokingham, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 421 pupils on roll, of whom 5% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 90% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 24% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #7 of 36 primaries in Wokingham and #3,410 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2020. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 25.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

90%

LA 67%

Reading97% LA 82%

Writing90% LA 74%

Maths97% LA 79%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

111

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

98%

LA 67%England 61%

Reading98% LA 81% · Eng 74%

Writing98% LA 77% · Eng 72%

Maths98% LA 79% · Eng 73%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

113

GPS SS

114

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

92%

LA 66%England 60%

Reading94% LA 80% · Eng 73%

Writing95% LA 75% · Eng 71%

Maths97% LA 79% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

111

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.8

Read

LA 1.0

2.2 to 5.4

3.9

Write

LA -0.2

2.4 to 5.4

6.1

Maths

LA 0.6

4.6 to 7.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

88%

LA 73%England 65%

Reading93% LA 80% · Eng 73%

Writing95% LA 84% · Eng 78%

Maths95% LA 83% · Eng 79%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

113

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.5

Read

LA 0.5

1.9 to 5.1

2.5

Write

LA -0.5

1.0 to 4.0

4.4

Maths

LA 0.1

3.0 to 5.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

93%

LA 70%

Reading98% LA 80%

Writing93% LA 81%

Maths98% LA 79%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.1

Read

LA 0.4

2.5 to 5.7

1.4

Write

LA -0.2

-0.1 to 2.9

4.3

Maths

LA 0.1

2.9 to 5.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

29 April 2025

Inspection Report

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11 February 2020

Inspection Report

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02 May 2019

Inspection Report

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14 October 2015

Inspection Report

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10 December 2013

Inspection Report

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19 September 2013

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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20 November 2008

Inspection Report

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19 October 2005

Inspection Report

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07 February 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2020-02-11

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2019-05-02

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-10-14

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2013-09-19

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.7%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 421 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.7%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	421	3	0.7%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	421	1	0.2%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	420	3	0.7%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	419	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	419	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	422	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	420	2	0.5%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	421	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	422	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	421	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	420	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	420	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	421	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	420	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	416	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	416	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	414	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	420	1	0.2%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	416	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	418	1	0.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	416	2	0.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	418	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	416	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	401	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	399	2	0.5%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	395	1	0.3%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 18 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 15 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 13 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils