Hawkedon Primary School

About Hawkedon Primary School

Hawkedon Primary School sits in Wokingham, a local authority where the average Key Stage 2 attainment score sits at 70. The school itself is rated Good by Ofsted, which places it in the majority of the 55 primary schools in the area — only six of those hold the top Outstanding grade. Compared with the LA average, Hawkedon’s headline metrics don’t leap out as exceptional, but they are solidly in line with what most families in Wokingham can expect. The school is large, with 601 pupils against a capacity of 630, and it is clearly popular: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 154 applications for 82 places, an oversubscription ratio of 1.88. Of those, 71 were first-preference offers, meaning most families who wanted a place got one, but competition is real. The percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals is just 7%, well below the national average, which hints at a relatively affluent catchment.

Academically, the most recent graded Ofsted inspection in 2014 rated overall effectiveness as Good, and the ungraded inspection in 2018 confirmed the school remains Good. The breakdown shows leadership and management, early years provision, and overall effectiveness all scored 2 (Good) in the 2014 inspection, while the 2018 ungraded visit kept that rating unchanged. The early years provision improved from a 3 (Requires Improvement) in the 2010 inspection to a 2 in 2014, so there has been clear progress in that area. Without published KS2 SATs results or a Progress 8 score for this school, it’s impossible to compare directly against the LA average of 70, but the consistent Good rating across two inspections suggests outcomes are reliable. The school has no sixth form, as it’s a primary, and no nursery provision, so it serves children from age 4 to 11 only.

Facilities are decent: an ICT suite, gymnasium, library, playing fields, and even a chapel and Forest School, which is a nice bonus for outdoor learning. Sports include football, cricket, netball, and athletics, and clubs cover chess, book club, and coding. SEND provision is broad, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, hearing and visual impairments, and autistic spectrum disorder — so the school is equipped to support a range of additional needs. Oversubscription means you’ll need to apply early and likely list it as a first preference to have a strong chance. Hawkedon suits families who want a large, well-established primary with a Good rating, decent facilities, and a catchment that reflects a relatively advantaged area, but who are also realistic that it’s not Outstanding and competition for places is real.

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