SCHOOL PROFILE

St Cecilia's CofE Primary School

Primary Free schools URN 149555
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 236 Published school capacity
Capacity used 64.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

24 February 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Strong standard
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Free schools
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Wokingham
Trust THE KEYS ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 152 152 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 83 54.6% of pupils
Male pupils 69 45.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

15.1%
9.7 pts below England
School 15.1%
Wokingham 9.0%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

39.5%
19.2 pts above England
School 39.5%
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.

White British
42.1%
64
Chinese
12.5%
19
Indian
8.6%
13
Any other White background
7.9%
12
Pakistani
6.6%
10
Unclassified
5.9%
9
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 11.8% 18 of 152 pupils
9.0 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 11.8%
Wokingham 17.3%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 7.9% 12 pupils
England 14.8% 6.9 pts below
EHC plans 4.0% 6 pupils
England 6.0% 2.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 7
Autistic spectrum disorder 6
Moderate learning difficulty 4
Specific learning difficulty 1

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

77.0% 16.6 pts above England
School 77.0%
Wokingham 70.2%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

88.0%

14.2 pts above England

School 88.0%
Wokingham 84.1%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

77.0%

6.7 pts above England

School 77.0%
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

3.26%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.95 pts lower than England
School 3.26%
Wokingham 5.36%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

3.67%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

12.15 pts lower than England
School 3.67%
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

64.4% 23.8 pts below England
St Cecilia's CofE Primary School
64.4%
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