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Bishopswood School

Grove Road, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9RH

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Inadequate

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedInadequate
Attendance89.3%
Attainment0% met expected standard (KS2)
AdmissionsNot published from capacity data
Pupils77

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Inadequate

Latest visit (May 2026): renewed Ofsted format (no single overall grade) — curriculum and teaching and achievement expected standard; inclusion, attendance and behaviour, personal development and wellbeing and leadership and governance strong standard. See the full Ofsted report.

Inspection history

  1. Previous gradedGood

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

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School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in RG4. Where we have them, council (Reading) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
77
Free school meals
41.6%
28.7% above district average (12.9%)

Also: Reading 49% · England 49.2%

SEN
100%
75.6% above district average (24.4%)

Also: Reading 100% · England 99.9%

EAL
29.7%
7.5% above district average (22.2%)
Attendance
89.3%
6.6% below district average (95.9%)

Also: Reading 82.2% · England 87.2%

Persistent absence
32.9%
Attainment
0% met expected standard (KS2)

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the RG4 average; the darker bar is this school.

Trends over time

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2022/2389.3%
  • 2023/2486.8%
  • 2024/2590.1%

Admissions

Demand signal
Not published from capacity data
Published capacity (GIAS)
72
Pupils on roll
77

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Reading page.

SEN support

SEN %
100%
On-site provision
Resourced provision · SPLD, VI, OTH, HI
Need types
SPLDVIOTHHISLCNASDMSIPDMLDSLDPMLD

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
  • School photos are not shown yet. Schools will be able to add one later.
  • Methodology · Data updates