Springfield Primary School

Community school·Primary school Reading, West Berkshire·RG31 5NJ
Composite score
58.8
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#4,281
National rank
#634
In South East
#11
In West Berkshire
Top 29%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
69%
% achieving higher RWM
12%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 06/01/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Inclusion
Expected standard
Safeguarding standards
Met
Early years
Expected standard

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
35 first choices, 40 places
First choices per place
0.88
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
95
any preference, for 40 places
Applications from another council area
40%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.10
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9820221.0020230.9720240.9720250.882026

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

Every child who put Springfield 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
337
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
9.5%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
13.1%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
10.4%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.7%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.6%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
8.9%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
22.9
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,565
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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Location

Springfield Primary School at a glance

Located in Reading, West Berkshire, Springfield Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a community school. The school educates roughly 337 pupils aged 3 to 11. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 69% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That is down 2.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 29% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 12% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Springfield Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 35 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.6%. There are about 22.9 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 10% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Springfield 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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