Sulhamstead and Ufton Nervet School

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Reading, West Berkshire·RG7 4HH
Composite score
73.4
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#1,336
National rank
#185
In South East
#6
In West Berkshire
Top 9%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
59%
% achieving higher RWM
35%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
13 first choices, 15 places
First choices per place
0.87
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
45
any preference, for 15 places
Applications from another council area
18%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.13
00.511.5
1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Sulhamstead and Ufton Nervet 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
4–11
Pupils on roll
98
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
9.2%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
1.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
11.2%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
4.1%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.7%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
11.6%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
19.6
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,137
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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About Sulhamstead and Ufton Nervet School

Sulhamstead and Ufton Nervet School is a primary school in Reading, West Berkshire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. Around 98 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. 59% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 24.0 percentage points compared with the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 9% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 35% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Sulhamstead and Ufton Nervet School their first choice was offered one of its 15 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 4.7%. There are about 19.6 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 9% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Sulhamstead and Ufton Nervet 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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