Ofsted: Outstanding trending_up Places Available emoji_events #16 in Wokingham public Top 24% UK

South Lake Primary School

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

personMrs Antoinette Butler-Willis

location_onReading, RG5 3NA

language Visit Website phone 1189691672

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2013

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Students

454

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Expected Standard

72%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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South Lake Primary School is a Community school primary school in Reading, serving ages 3-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 24% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

South Lake Primary School is a community school in Reading, Wokingham, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 454 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 72% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 13% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #16 of 47 primaries in Wokingham and #5,685 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2013. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 11.8%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.1 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 67%England 61%

Reading77% LA 81% · Eng 74%

Writing83% LA 77% · Eng 72%

Maths85% LA 79% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

78%

LA 66%England 60%

Reading80% LA 80% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 75% · Eng 71%

Maths85% LA 79% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.3

Read

LA 1.0

-1.4 to 1.9

-0.4

Write

LA -0.2

-2.0 to 1.2

1.8

Maths

LA 0.6

0.3 to 3.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 73%England 65%

Reading83% LA 80% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 84% · Eng 78%

Maths90% LA 83% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.3

Read

LA 0.5

-0.3 to 2.9

0.8

Write

LA -0.5

-0.7 to 2.3

1.5

Maths

LA 0.1

0.1 to 2.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

78%

LA 70%

Reading87% LA 80%

Writing90% LA 81%

Maths87% LA 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.1

Read

LA 0.4

-1.4 to 1.6

-0.2

Write

LA -0.2

-1.7 to 1.3

Maths

LA 0.1

-1.4 to 1.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2013-03-19

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2008-02-04

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

0.2%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(1 pupils)

Summer term 2024

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 458 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.2%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

View Historical Disciplinary Records (2017–2025)keyboard_arrow_down

Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Summer term)	458	1	0.2%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	453	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Summer term)	466	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	454	1	0.2%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	441	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	468	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	457	2	0.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	450	1	0.2%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	486	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	473	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	458	2	0.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	463	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	463	1	0.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	449	4	0.9%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	485	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	472	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	460	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	506	1	0.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	498	1	0.2%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	471	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	520	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	506	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	489	7	1.4%	0.5%