SCHOOL PROFILE

Loddon Primary School

Primary Community school URN 131192
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 630 Published school capacity
Capacity used 81.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

1 March 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Wokingham
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 511 492 full-time · 19 part-time
Female pupils 225 44.0% of pupils
Male pupils 286 56.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

6.5%
18.3 pts below England
School 6.5%
Wokingham 9.0%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

50.5%
30.2 pts above England
School 50.5%
Wokingham 22.8%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Wokingham 0.3%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Indian
25.0%
128
White British
21.9%
112
Pakistani
12.1%
62
Unclassified
8.4%
43
Any other White background
8.0%
41
Chinese
6.8%
35
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 15.1% 77 of 511 pupils
5.8 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 15.1%
Wokingham 17.3%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 10.8% 55 pupils
England 14.8% 4.0 pts below
EHC plans 4.3% 22 pupils
England 6.0% 1.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 25
Social, emotional & mental health 16
Speech, language & communication 12
Specific learning difficulty 11
Moderate learning difficulty 10
Hearing impairment 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

73.0% 12.6 pts above England
School 73.0%
Wokingham 70.2%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

89.0%

15.2 pts above England

School 89.0%
Wokingham 84.1%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

79.0%

8.7 pts above England

School 79.0%
Wokingham 77.8%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

85.0%

13.0 pts above England

School 85.0%
Wokingham 81.0%
South East 70.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.17%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.04 pts lower than England
School 5.17%
Wokingham 5.36%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

12.85%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.96 pts lower than England
School 12.85%
Wokingham 12.49%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Wokingham 1.23%
South East 1.93%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

81.1% 7.1 pts below England
Loddon Primary School
81.1%
Wokingham
89.1%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information