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Robert Piggott CofE Junior School, Reading

Primary
Academy converter
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Church of England
Ages 7–11

Robert Piggott CofE Junior School is a primary school for pupils aged 7 to 11 in Reading, part of Agape Multi Academy Trust. It has a Church of England religious character.

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Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Robert Piggott CofE Junior School in detail

Results

Robert Piggott CofE Junior School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 109993), 89% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 82% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

Getting a place at Robert Piggott CofE Junior School

Across Wokingham, 88% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Wokingham lodged 59 appeals against primary school offers; 38 reached a hearing and 2 succeeded (5.3% of those heard).

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Robert Piggott CofE Junior School are Robert Piggott CofE Junior School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 89% reading, 82% maths); Robert Piggott CofE Infant School (0.1 miles); Robert Piggott CofE Infant School (0.1 miles, Good); and Polehampton Church of England Junior School (1.1 miles, 80% reading, 84% maths).

Robert Piggott CofE Junior SchoolRobert Piggott CofE Infant SchoolRobert Piggott CofE Infant SchoolPolehampton Church of England Junior School

The trust

Robert Piggott CofE Junior School is one of 5 schools run by Agape Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

All 5 schools in Agape Multi Academy Trust

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Wargrave Rail Station, about 840 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School Hill (n-bound), 50 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Robert Piggott CofE Junior School stands in is among the 10% 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 shoplifting, violence and sexual offences and burglary. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Wokingham (70).

Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Ms Vanessa O'Byrne
LA:Wokingham
Phone:01189402645
Address:School Hill, Wargrave, Reading, RG10 8DY
Trust:AGAPE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (5 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 June 2026

Ofsted Rating

Robert Piggott CofE Junior School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in June 2026. Before that, as Robert Piggott CofE Junior School (URN 109993), it was rated Good in June 2014. See Robert Piggott CofE Junior School's inspections

URN:152468
UKPRN:10100347
Diocese:Diocese of Oxford
Constituency:Wokingham
Urban/Rural:Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city

At a Glance

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Results at Robert Piggott CofE Junior School before it became an academy in 2026 (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

Published under the school's previous registration (URN 109993). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+1ppMaths+1ppWriting-4pp

Reading has remained stable at around 89% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 82% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 79% to 75% (2024 to 2025).

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Keep up with Robert Piggott CofE Junior School

Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Robert Piggott CofE Junior School.

  • Get Active @ Robert Piggott Junior SchoolAt the school · Not yet graded
  • Getactive@robertpiggottinfantschool250m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

Robert Piggott CofE Junior School is an academy, 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

Train Stations

Wargrave Rail Station
838m · 14 min walk

Bus Stops

School Hill (N-bound)
48m · 1 min walk
Hamilton Road (adj)
354m · 6 min walk
Mumbery Hill - School Hill (N-bound)
375m · 6 min walk
Station Road (Opp)
425m · 7 min walk
The Greyhound (N-bound)
494m · 8 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. Robert Piggott CofE Junior School is in Wokingham; for families living there:

Apply to Wokingham for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.

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.

0 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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Commute and house prices

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Capacity & Demand

Area Demand Pressure - Reading

Low pressure
New homes approved:9,088
Projected new pupils:2,272

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

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.

Absence at Robert Piggott CofE Junior School before it became an academy in 2026
2024/25

Published under the school's previous registration (URN 109993). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.

5.0%

Overall absence

11.7%

Persistent absence

154

Enrolments

Authorised3.9%
Unauthorised1.2%
Persistent (10%+)11.7%
Severe (50%+)0.6%

Absence trend

3.3%
18/19
5.5%
20/21
6.1%
21/22
4.5%
22/23
3.8%
23/24
5.0%
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 Robert Piggott CofE Junior School

Are there exam results for Robert Piggott CofE Junior School?

Robert Piggott CofE Junior School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 109993), 89% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 82% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

What is Robert Piggott CofE Junior School's Ofsted rating?

Robert Piggott CofE Junior School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in June 2026. Before that, as Robert Piggott CofE Junior School (URN 109993), it was rated Good in June 2014.

What is the catchment area for Robert Piggott CofE Junior School?

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

How do I apply to Robert Piggott CofE Junior School?

Apply through Wokingham's coordinated admissions process, naming Robert Piggott CofE Junior School on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.

Does Robert Piggott CofE Junior School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Get Active @ Robert Piggott Junior School (registered, not yet graded). There is another within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

How many road collisions happen near Robert Piggott CofE Junior 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. 0 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 Robert Piggott CofE Junior School?

Robert Piggott CofE Junior School is at School Hill, Wargrave, Reading, Berkshire, RG10 8DY.

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

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