Wilson Primary School

Wilson Primary School is a larger-than-average primary school in Reading that has been judged to be performing at the expected standard across all areas of its provision. Inspectors found a school with an aspirational and well-sequenced curriculum, effective phonics teaching, and strong inclusion practices that particularly benefit pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities, including those in its specially resourced provision for severe learning difficulties. Pupils are well cared for, behaviour during lessons is consistently good, and attendance has improved to broadly national averages following targeted support for families. Leadership and governance are strong, with leaders having an accurate view of the school's strengths and areas for improvement and governors providing appropriate challenge and support. Safeguarding arrangements are fully met and the school has an open culture of safeguarding.

Strengths

• Aspirational and engaging curriculum that builds knowledge from early years to Year 6
• Daily phonics teaching by skilled staff, with effective extra support to develop fluent readers
• Strong inclusion practice, with early identification of additional needs and well-matched provision
• Effective support for pupils with SEND, including a specially resourced provision for severe learning difficulties
• Positive relationships, attentive care, and a welcoming, inclusive ethos valued by pupils and parents
• High expectations for behaviour in lessons, with rare bullying and discrimination dealt with quickly
• Accurate analysis of attendance patterns and individualised support that has raised attendance and reduced persistent absence
• Clear and accurate leadership view of strengths and areas for improvement, with effective governance
• Well-designed personal development programme that meets statutory requirements and promotes British values
• Partnerships with parents and carers, particularly in early years, that help children get off to a positive start

Areas for Improvement

• Gaps and misconceptions in writing and some wider curriculum subjects are not routinely addressed, allowing errors such as spelling to persist
• Teaching quality is not yet consistently high across all subjects and year groups, and checking of pupils' understanding is not fully established
• Expectations for behaviour during transitions and less-structured times are applied less consistently, so routines are not fully embedded

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Wilson Primary School attended 94.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.4% of pupils at Wilson Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Wilson Primary School had 22.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 25.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 13.9% of pupils at Wilson Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 2 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Wilson Primary School received £7,166 and spent £7,307 for each of its 437 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £399,000 (£914 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Wilson Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Wilson Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in June 2026.

When was Wilson Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Wilson Primary School was last inspected in June 2026.

How many pupils does Wilson Primary School have?

Wilson Primary School has 452 pupils on roll.

What age range does Wilson Primary School cover?

Wilson Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Wilson Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Wilson Primary School?

Wilson Primary School is at Wilson Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 2RW.