St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School
Western Avenue, Woodley, RG5 3BH
Ofsted Outstanding
Inspected February 2020
Oversubscribed
89% of first-choice applicants offered a place
90%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Outstanding
Inspected February 2020
89%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed
Latest data: 2024/25
Ofsted RatingInspected 11 February 2020Full report ↗
Outstanding
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.
Rated Outstanding across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.
SATs Results (2024/25)
End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.
Reading, Writing & Maths combinedⓘReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
90.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)ⓘHigher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
24.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 97%·Writing 90%·Maths 97%→All three 90%
Reading
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average
How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)
This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
- How many places were offered?
- 60
- How many families wanted this school first?
- 66
- How many got their first choice?
- 59of 66 (89.4%)
- How many applied in total?
- 139
Pupils & Inclusion
Eligible for pupil premium
8.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageⓘEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
27.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportⓘSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
14.0%
Boys and girls
45%girls·55%boys
189 girls, 232 boys
Location
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Results Over Time
↓ Peaked at 98% (2023/24), currently 90%
* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.
Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.
View raw year-by-year data
| Year | Reading, Writing & Maths (expected %) | Exceeding expected (%) | Reading Progress | Writing Progress | Maths Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 80.0% | 13.0% | +4.4 | +1.2 | +4.7 |
| 2016/17 | 94.0% | 19.0% | +4.2 | +2.1 | +3.8 |
| 2017/18 | 93.0% | 22.0% | +4.1 | +1.4 | +4.3 |
| 2018/19 | 88.0% | 22.0% | +3.5 | +2.5 | +4.4 |
| 2022/23 | 92.0% | 27.0% | +3.8 | +3.9 | +6.1 |
| 2023/24 | 98.0% | 17.0% | - | - | - |
| 2024/25 | 90.0% | 24.0% | - | - | - |