Robert Piggott CofE Junior School
School Hill, Wargrave, Reading, RG10 8DY
This school is closed (it closed in May 2026).
It was replaced by Robert Piggott CofE Junior School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Executive Headteacher
- Ms Vanessa O'Byrne
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
- Constituency
- Wokingham
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 196
- Pupils on roll
- 163
- URN
- 109993
- Local authority
- Wokingham
- Website
- School website
About this school
Robert Piggott CofE Junior School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Reading. It taught children aged 7 to 11 and had 163 pupils on roll.
Ofsted inspected it; its last report is linked below.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 28 September 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 49 | 48 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 71% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 13% | 21% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 88% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 81% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 79% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - | - |
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 Robert Piggott CofE Junior 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 | Wokingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73% | 66% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 67.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 68.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 171 |
| 2023/24 | 162 |
| 2024/25 | 150 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Robert Piggott CofE Junior School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 5% | 9.3% | 163 | — |
| Robert Piggott CofE Junior School | — | — | — | — | 0.0 miles |
| Robert Piggott CofE Infant School | — | — | — | — | 0.1 miles |
| Polehampton Church of England Junior School | 71% | 3.6% | 6% | 232 | 1.1 miles |
| Polehampton Church of England Infant School | — | 4.3% | 2.4% | 148 | 1.3 miles |
| Crazies Hill Church of England Primary School | 80% | 3.9% | 5.1% | 84 | 1.7 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.33%
- English as an additional language
- 6.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.04%
- Persistent absence
- 11.69%
Location
Nearby schools
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Robert Piggott CofE Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Reading
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Robert Piggott CofE Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Reading
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Polehampton Church of England Junior School1.1 miles
Primary · Reading
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Polehampton Church of England Infant School1.3 miles
Primary · Reading
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Crazies Hill Church of England Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Reading
Other 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 ages does Robert Piggott CofE Junior School teach?
- Robert Piggott CofE Junior School taught children aged 7 to 11. It was a primary school in Reading.
- Has Robert Piggott CofE Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Robert Piggott CofE Junior 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 many pupils are at Robert Piggott CofE Junior School?
- Robert Piggott CofE Junior School had 163 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- How have Robert Piggott CofE Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Robert Piggott CofE Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Robert Piggott CofE Junior 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 29 June 2026.