St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School

About St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School

St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School’s Key Stage 2 results stand out sharply against the Wokingham local authority average. While the LA average for pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined sits at 70%, this school achieves 98% — a figure that places it first out of 34 primary schools in the borough and in the top 54 nationally. The school is also one of only six outstanding-rated primaries in Wokingham, and its nearest outstanding neighbour, Sonning Church of England Primary School, is 1.2 km away. These headline metrics suggest a school that is performing at a level well above the norm for its area, and the gap is not marginal: it is substantial enough to make St Dominic Savio a clear outlier in the local primary landscape.

Digging into the detail of the 2023/24 results, the school’s performance is consistently strong across individual subjects. In reading, 98% of pupils met the expected standard, with 64% reaching the higher standard; the average reading score was 111. In maths, 98% met the expected standard and 78% hit the higher standard, with an average score of 113. Writing saw 98% at expected and 20% at the higher standard. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in 2025, confirmed that standards are maintained, with all five graded categories — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — rated outstanding. This follows a graded inspection in 2020 that also awarded outstanding across the board, and a previous inspection in 2015 that rated the school good overall.

The school is oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, it received 139 applications for 60 places, with 66 first-preference applications and 59 first-preference offers, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.32. Facilities include a sensory room, chapel, gymnasium, library, playing fields and an outdoor playground. The school reports SEND provision for autistic spectrum disorder, speech, language and communication needs, specific learning difficulties, physical disability, and social, emotional and mental health needs. Parent View responses, collected between September 2024 and September 2025, show 98% of the 178 respondents would recommend the school, with particularly strong agreement that children are happy (81% strongly agree) and feel safe (87% strongly agree). This is a school that suits families prioritising strong academic outcomes within a Catholic faith context, and who are comfortable with a competitive admissions process.

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