Goring Church of England Aided Primary School, Reading
Goring Church of England Aided Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Reading. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in November 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in December 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 16th-highest of the 85 schools in Reading with published results, and 1,534th of 14,452 across England. It was 81% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2014)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Oxfordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Goring Church of England Aided Primary School in detail
Goring Church of England Aided Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Goring Church of England (Aided) Primary School nestles in the Goring Gap on the River Thames in South Oxfordshire. The school was founded in 1855 and, although we are a church school, we aim to provide education for the whole community and welcome all families from other denominations and beliefs."
The school runs after-school care.
Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils at Goring Church of England Aided Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 92% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 75% in Oxfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (86% in reading, 89% in maths).
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Goring Church of England Aided Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 20 families put Goring Church of England Aided Primary School as their first choice and 42 named it as one of their preferences, for 20 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Goring Church of England Aided Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Goring Church of England Aided Primary School are Streatley Church of England Primary School (1 mile); Streatley C.E. Voluntary Controlled School (1 mile, Good, 100% reading, 100% maths); South Stoke Primary School (1.4 miles, Requires improvement, 50% reading, 50% maths); and Woodcote Primary School (2.8 miles, Good, 65% reading, 61% maths).
Goring Church of England Aided Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.
Streatley Church of England Primary SchoolStreatley C.E. Voluntary Controlled SchoolSouth Stoke Primary SchoolWoodcote Primary School
What parents say
83 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Goring Church of England Aided Primary School (as of September 2025): 96% would recommend the school, 98% say their child is happy there and 73% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (73%).
Who goes there
4.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 1.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 27 pupils (15.9%) received SEN support and 5 (2.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Staffing
Goring Church of England Aided Primary School had 11 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Goring & Streatley Rail Station, about 760 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).
14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Elvendon Road (w-bound), 110 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Goring Church of England Aided Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 9 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Oxfordshire (52).
Suspensions and exclusions
Goring Church of England Aided Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from November 2014, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school has improved significantly.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's December 2024 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Goring Church of England Primary School creates a caring community where children feel safe, nurtured and secure through strong relationships with staff. The school offers a rich curriculum taught by highly skilled teachers, with particularly strong support for children with special educational needs. Pupils have numerous opportunities to develop confidence and responsibility through roles like school council members, play leaders, and mental health ambassadors.
Key Strengths
- Rich, ambitious and well-designed curriculum with learning that builds on strong foundations
- Highly skilled teachers who provide frequent opportunities for pupils to revisit learning and apply ideas
- Excellent provision for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) with clear processes and expert staff adaptation
- Highly effective phonics programme with pupils becoming confident and fluent readers
- Strong early years provision with carefully planned activities in a bright and inviting environment
- Exceptional pupil behaviour with pupils being kind, considerate and motivated learners
- Excellent opportunities for pupils to feel valued through school council, school orchestra, eco-squad and mental health ambassadors
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with strong policies and procedures in place that put pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
School council, school orchestra, eco-squad, mental health ambassadors, play leaders, musical events, sporting events, cultural events
Goring Church of England Aided Primary School is a harmonious and happy school where pupils thrive and arrive each morning excited to learn. Evidence suggests the school's work has improved significantly since the previous inspection across all areas.
At a Glance
4.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
83 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 88% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 92% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 86% to 92% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
28.3
Avg class size
26.0
Infant (KS1)
29.3
KS2
6
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
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Term dates
Goring Church of England Aided Primary School is a voluntary aided school, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Oxfordshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Goring Church of England Aided Primary School is in Oxfordshire; for families living there:
- Oxfordshire's school travel policy: Free home to school travel assistance
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 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 Oxfordshire is 5 (the median across 369 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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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
81%
Available places
170 pupils
210 places
40 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Reading
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Reading
Across Oxfordshire council
Places available
8,615
Applications
6,903
Got 1st preference
94.0%
Got preferred school
99.3%
All primary applications across Oxfordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
27
SEN Support
5
EHC Plans
18.8%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
170
Total Pupils
83
Boys
87
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
11
Teachers
15.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£55,958
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,221
Per pupil
£924k
Total funding
£18k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.3%
Overall absence
6.1%
Persistent absence
148
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Goring Church of England Aided Primary School
What are SATs results like at Goring Church of England Aided Primary School?
Of the pupils at Goring Church of England Aided Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 88% reached the expected standard in reading and 92% did so in maths.
What is Goring Church of England Aided Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Goring Church of England Aided Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in December 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in November 2014, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Goring Church of England Aided Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Goring Church of England Aided Primary School is oversubscribed, Oxfordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Goring Church of England Aided Primary School?
Goring Church of England Aided Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 81% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at Goring Church of England Aided Primary School?
Classes at Goring Church of England Aided Primary School average 28.3 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 Goring Church of England Aided Primary School?
Goring Church of England Aided Primary School has around 170 pupils on roll. 5% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Goring Church of England Aided Primary School?
3.3% of sessions were missed at Goring Church of England Aided Primary School in 2024/25. 6.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Goring Church of England Aided Primary School?
Apply through Oxfordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Goring Church of England Aided 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.
How many road collisions happen near Goring Church of England Aided Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 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 Oxfordshire is 5 (the median across 369 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Goring Church of England Aided Primary School?
Goring Church of England Aided Primary School is at Wallingford Road, Goring-on-Thames, Reading, Berkshire, RG8 0BG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)