Alfred Sutton Primary School

Community school·Primary school Reading·RG6 1JR
Composite score
62.1
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#3,372
National rank
#484
In South East
#8
In Reading
Top 23%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
83%
% achieving higher RWM
7%
Reading average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
81 first choices, 85 places
First choices per place
0.95
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
143
any preference, for 85 places
Applications from another council area
10%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.02
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0020220.9920231.1020240.9820250.952026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Alfred Sutton Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
684
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
18.8%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
41.2%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
13.0%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.5%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
6.3%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
17.9%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
22.2
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,969
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

Alfred Sutton Primary School at a glance

Located in Reading, Alfred Sutton Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a community school. The school educates roughly 684 pupils aged 3 to 11. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 83% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. Results have held broadly steady on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 23% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 109 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Alfred Sutton Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 81 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 6.3%. There are about 22.2 pupils per teacher. Alfred Sutton Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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