Sonning Common Primary SchoolKidmore End Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Reading.

Summary of the comparison

Sonning Common Primary School and Kidmore End Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Reading.

  • Sonning Common Primary School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Kidmore End Church of England Primary School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average). Sonning Common Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Sonning Common Primary School was judged Good and Kidmore End Church of England Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 70.0% for Sonning Common Primary School and 68.0% for Kidmore End Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Sonning Common Primary School (59.0% in 2022-23, 70.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Kidmore End Church of England Primary School (57.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Sonning Common Primary School versus Kidmore End Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ReadingSonning Common Primary SchoolReadingKidmore End Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC67/100Stronger figureC62/100
Local ranking53rd of 236 in Oxfordshire Stronger figure90th of 236 in Oxfordshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll330 153
Capacity409 210
LocationReading, RG4 9RJ Reading, RG4 9AU
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard70.0% Stronger figure68.0% 62.0%
At higher standard14.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census330 153
Free school meals (ever 6)21.8% 7.2%
English as an additional language3.0% 3.3%
SEN support10.6% 12.4%
SEN with an EHC plan4.2% 3.9%
Attendance
Overall absence4.7% Stronger figure5.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence10.6% 7.6% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Sonning Common Primary School

Kidmore End Church of England Primary School

Full profiles: Sonning Common Primary School · Kidmore End Church of England Primary School