Loddon Primary School
Silverdale Road, Earley, Reading, RG6 7LR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Phillips
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Earley and Woodley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 511
- URN
- 131192
- Local authority
- Wokingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01189261449
About this school
Loddon Primary School is a community primary school in Reading. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 511 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Loddon Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 1 March 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 | 90 | 90 | 92 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 68% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 12% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 84% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 87% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 91% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.00 | - | - |
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 Loddon 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 | Wokingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64% | 66% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 67.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 68.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 603 |
| 2023/24 | 557 |
| 2024/25 | 532 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Loddon Primary School compares
Loddon Primary School ranked 15th of 37 primary schools in Wokingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 5.2% | 7.3% | 511 | — |
| Hawkedon Primary School | 86% | 4.4% | 7% | 596 | 0.3 miles |
| Aldryngton Primary School | 82% | 5.5% | 2.9% | 314 | 0.7 miles |
| Radstock Primary School | — | — | — | 341 | 0.8 miles |
| South Lake Primary School | 77% | 4.4% | 13.8% | 443 | 0.9 miles |
| Earley St Peter's Church of England Primary School | 69% | 4.6% | 9.5% | 458 | 1.0 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)
- 7.3%
- English as an additional language
- 51.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.17%
- Persistent absence
- 12.85%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hawkedon Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Reading
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Aldryngton Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Reading
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Radstock Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Reading
-
South Lake Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Reading
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Earley St Peter's Church of England Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Reading
Other schools in Reading
Loddon Primary School ranks 21st 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 ages does Loddon Primary School teach?
- Loddon Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Reading.
- Who is the headteacher of Loddon Primary School?
- The headteacher of Loddon Primary School is Mrs Sarah Phillips, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Loddon Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Loddon 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 many pupils are at Loddon Primary School?
- Loddon Primary School has 511 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Loddon Primary School full?
- Loddon Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 511 on roll (81%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Loddon Primary School a faith school?
- No. Loddon Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Loddon Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Loddon Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Loddon Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Loddon Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Loddon Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Loddon Primary School compare with other schools in Wokingham?
- Loddon Primary School ranked 15th of 37 primary schools in Wokingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Loddon Primary School's absence rate?
- Loddon Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Loddon Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Loddon 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 30 June 2026.