Winnersh Primary School

About Winnersh Primary School

Winnersh Primary School sits right on the Wokingham local authority average for the key measure of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, with 70% of its Year 6 pupils hitting that benchmark in the 2023/24 academic year. That places it exactly in line with the LA average for primary schools, which is also 70%. It's a solid, unflashy performance that puts the school in the middle of the pack locally — it ranks 17th out of 34 primary schools in Wokingham, and 4268th nationally out of 13686. The school's overall Ofsted rating is Good, confirmed in its most recent graded inspection back in 2016, and an ungraded inspection in June 2025 judged that standards were being maintained. That's a significant improvement from its previous graded inspection in 2014, when it was rated Requires Improvement, so the trajectory has been firmly upward under headteacher Nicola Davies.

Digging into the detail of those KS2 results, the school's strongest individual subject is reading, where 84% of pupils met the expected standard and 43% reached the higher standard, with an average scaled score of 108. Writing saw 85% at expected but only 7% at the higher level, while maths had 79% at expected and 30% at the higher level, with an average score of 107. The combined figure of 70% at expected in all three subjects is exactly the LA average, but the school's ranking within Wokingham (17th out of 34) suggests it's in the middle of the pack rather than challenging the top performers like St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary or Sonning Church of England Primary. The Parent View responses from 165 families between September 2024 and September 2025 are generally positive: 90% of respondents said they would recommend the school, and 93% agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy there. However, the SEND support question is a notable weak spot, with 30% of parents disagreeing that children with special educational needs get the support they need.

The school is oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, with 76 applications for 41 places and all 40 first-preference applicants receiving offers, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.85. Facilities include playing fields, a library, a dining hall, a sensory room and a chapel, and the school offers a decent range of sports including netball, swimming, cricket and tennis, plus clubs like science, coding, art and eco club. SEND provisions cover a broad spectrum including autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language needs, and specific learning difficulties like dyslexia. With 7.3% of pupils eligible for free school meals — below the national average — and a capacity of 420 against 368 pupils, there's some headroom. This is a good, stable primary that suits families looking for solid academic outcomes in line with the local average, strong pastoral care as reflected in parent happiness scores, and a school that has clearly turned itself around from its Requires Improvement days.

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