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Evendons Primary School, Wokingham

Outstanding
Primary
Free schools
Mixed
Ages 4–11

Evendons Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Wokingham, part of Bellevue Place Education Trust. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2017. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in February 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 3rd-highest of the 17 schools in Wokingham with published results, and 1,455th of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.6 first-choice applications for every place. It was full in 2025, at 119% of capacity.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted
Outstanding (2017)
Demand
1.6 first choices per place
Attendance
Better than England average
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Wokingham (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Evendons Primary School in detail

Results

In 2025, 91% of Year 6 pupils at Evendons Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 90% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 86% and 83% in Wokingham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 87% in reading and 87% in maths in 2024.

Getting a place at Evendons Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 94 families put Evendons Primary School as their first choice and 202 named it as one of their preferences, for 59 places offered. That is 1.6 first choices for every place. 35 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Evendons Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Evendons Primary School are St Teresa's Catholic Academy (1.1 miles, Good, 91% reading, 96% maths); Walter Infant School (1.1 miles, Outstanding); St Paul's CofE Junior School (1.2 miles, Good, 93% reading, 85% maths); and Wescott Infant School (1.2 miles, Good).

Evendons Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 2 schools.

St Teresa's Catholic AcademyWalter Infant SchoolSt Paul's CofE Junior SchoolWescott Infant School

The trust

Evendons Primary School is one of 12 schools run by Bellevue Place Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 74% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 12 schools in Bellevue Place Education Trust

Who goes there

3.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 9.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (75%), Mixed (9%) and Asian (6%).

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Wokingham Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Evendons Lane (opposite), 70 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Evendons Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Evendons Primary School issued 22 suspensions, 5.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Evendons Primary School are St Crispin's School (1.4 miles) and The Holt School (1.4 miles).

St Crispin's SchoolThe Holt School

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Likely (~790m)Possible (~1.1km)Unlikely (~1.5km)

Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Gemma Sloan
Pupils:413
LA:Wokingham
Phone:01189791054
Address:161 Finchampstead Road, Wokingham, RG40 3HD
Trust:BELLEVUE PLACE EDUCATION TRUST (12 schools)
Admissions:Non-selective
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2014

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago

This judgement is from June 2017, 9 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

-

Overall

Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Outstanding.

Inspected 27 February 2024View full report
URN:140953
UKPRN:10046728
Constituency:Wokingham
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Outstanding at its June 2017 inspection.

Rated Outstanding for

Leadership & management.

At a Glance

3.4%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+4ppMaths+3ppWriting-7pp

Reading has improved from 87% to 91% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 90% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 85% to 78% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

29.4

Avg class size

29.8

Infant (KS1)

29.3

KS2

12

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Evendons Primary School.

  • Just Play Sports at EvendonsAt the school · Not yet graded
  • Junior Adventures Group @ Evendons RG40At the school · Not yet graded

Term dates

Evendons Primary School is a free school, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Wokingham's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Bus Stops

Evendons Lane (opp)
71m · 1 min walk
Woodcray Manor Farm (opp)
324m · 5 min walk
Luckley Road (adj)
336m · 5 min walk
Oaklands Park (on)
577m · 9 min walk
Two Poplars (Opp)
668m · 11 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
5
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Children hurt
2

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 5 slight.

2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot.

2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Wokingham is 7 (the median across 85 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at Evendons Primary School

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Your home postcode, set against Evendons Primary School's admissions figures, in one report saved to your account.

What the report includes for Evendons Primary School:

  • The straight-line distance from your home to Evendons Primary School.
  • Wokingham publishes last distance offered figures, but none for Evendons Primary School that we hold, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
  • Applications, first choices and offers at Evendons Primary School for 2014 to 2026 entry.
  • How many families in Wokingham got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
  • The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

119%

Over capacity

416 pupils

350 places

66 pupils over capacity in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Wokingham

Medium pressure
New homes approved:2,101
Projected new pupils:525

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Wokingham

Across Wokingham council

Low demand council-wide0.84 applications per place

Places available

2,172

Applications

1,832

Got 1st preference

87.5%

Got preferred school

98.0%

All primary applications across Wokingham council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: 1.6 first choices per place

Inspection History(2)

27 February 2024

Ungraded inspection: The school remains Outstanding.

27 June 2017
OutstandingReport
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

46

SEN Support

21

EHC Plans

16.2%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Autistic Spectrum Disorder14
Speech, Language & Communication10
Specific Learning Difficulty8
Social, Emotional & Mental Health3
Hearing Impairment2
Visual Impairment2
Moderate Learning Difficulty1
Multi-Sensory Impairment1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
74.6%
Asian
6.0%
Black
1.2%
Mixed
9.0%
Chinese
1.5%
Other
1.7%
Unclassified
0.5%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals3.4%
English as Additional Language9.7%

413

Total Pupils

203

Boys

210

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

22

Teachers

18.8:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£46,103

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£4,955

Per pupil

£2159k

Total funding

£17k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£14,626
EAL funding£13,556
Lump sum£149,156

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

3.4%

Overall absence

6.1%

Persistent absence

362

Enrolments

Authorised2.8%
Unauthorised0.6%
Persistent (10%+)6.1%
Severe (50%+)0.3%

Absence trend

3.1%
18/19
1.4%
20/21
5.4%
21/22
3.9%
22/23
3.6%
23/24
3.4%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Evendons Primary School

What are SATs results like at Evendons Primary School?

Of the pupils at Evendons Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 91% reached the expected standard in reading and 90% did so in maths.

What is Evendons Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Evendons Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in February 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2017, it was rated Outstanding.

What is the catchment area for Evendons Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Evendons Primary School is oversubscribed, Wokingham allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Evendons Primary School?

Evendons Primary School was full in 2025, at 119% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.

How big are the classes at Evendons Primary School?

Classes at Evendons Primary School average 29.4 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to Evendons Primary School?

Evendons Primary School has around 413 pupils on roll. 3% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Evendons Primary School?

3.4% of sessions were missed at Evendons Primary School in 2024/25. 6.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Evendons Primary School?

Apply through Wokingham's coordinated admissions process, naming Evendons Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

Does Evendons Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs at the school: Just Play Sports at Evendons (registered, not yet graded) and Junior Adventures Group @ Evendons RG40 (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

How many road collisions happen near Evendons Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 5 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Wokingham is 7 (the median across 85 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Evendons Primary School?

Evendons Primary School is at 161 Finchampstead Road, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG40 3HD.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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