Wilson Primary School
Wilson Road, Reading, RG30 2RW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Hurst
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- The Federation of Oxford Road Community School & Wilson Primary School
- SEN provision
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 477
- Pupils on roll
- 452
- URN
- 109793
- Local authority
- Reading
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01189375573
About this school
Wilson Primary School is a community primary school in Reading. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 452 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 53 | 59 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 47% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 5% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% | 58% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 73% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 64% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Wilson Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Reading average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48% | 55.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 455 |
| 2023/24 | 454 |
| 2024/25 | 458 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wilson Primary School compares
Wilson Primary School ranked 18th of 37 primary schools in Reading for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 5.9% | 13% | 452 | — |
| Battle Primary Academy | 68% | 4.1% | 28.4% | 456 | 0.3 miles |
| Ranikhet Academy | 50% | 8.1% | 48.7% | 205 | 0.6 miles |
| Oxford Road Community School | 86% | 6.4% | 29.9% | 244 | 0.7 miles |
| All Saints Junior School | 100% | 3.2% | 9.4% | 99 | 0.7 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School | — | 3.6% | 8.3% | 60 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report19 May 2026
- 29 March 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.98%
- English as an additional language
- 53.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.85%
- Persistent absence
- 15.87%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Battle Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Reading
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Ranikhet Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Reading
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Oxford Road Community School0.7 miles
Primary · Reading
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All Saints Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Reading
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All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Reading
Other schools in Reading
Wilson Primary School ranks 42nd of the 82 ranked primary schools in Reading.
- Aldermaston C.E. Primary School Primary
- Aldryngton Primary School Primary
- Alfred Sutton Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School Primary
- All Saints Junior School Primary
- Basildon C.E. Primary School Primary
- Battle Primary Academy Primary
- Beechwood Primary School Primary
- Beenham Primary School Primary
- Birch Copse Primary School Primary
- Bradfield C.E. Primary School Primary
- Brimpton C.E. Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Wilson Primary School teach?
- Wilson Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Reading.
- Who is the headteacher of Wilson Primary School?
- The headteacher of Wilson Primary School is Mrs Claire Hurst, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wilson Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wilson Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Wilson Primary School?
- Wilson Primary School has 452 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Wilson Primary School full?
- Wilson Primary School has capacity for 477 pupils and 452 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Wilson Primary School a faith school?
- No. Wilson Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wilson Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Wilson Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Wilson Primary School?
- Wilson Primary School is part of the The Federation of Oxford Road Community School & Wilson Primary School federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Wilson Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Wilson Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Wilson Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wilson Primary School rank locally?
- Wilson Primary School ranked 18th of 37 primary schools in Reading for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wilson Primary School's absence rate?
- Wilson Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wilson Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wilson Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 15 July 2026.