Springfield Primary School, Reading

Ofsted's report card from its 6 January 2026 inspection grades Springfield Primary School on 7 areas: 1 strong standard and 6 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders' actions to promote school attendance are extremely effective."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils are well prepared for their next steps."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "The school ensures that pupils experience an interesting and broad curriculum."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children in the school's Nursery are happy and well cared for."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "This school has an inclusive culture, where disadvantaged pupils achieve well."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have an accurate understanding about the school's strengths and next steps."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Pupils benefit from the school's approach to their personal development."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders and governors should ensure that they have clear criteria to measure the impact of their actions on pupils' achievement and wellbeing. • Leaders should ensure that teachers use ongoing assessment consistently to shape the activities that pupils complete so that they all build on what they already know and remember".

In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils at Springfield Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 81% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 71% in West Berkshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 83% in reading and 77% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 35 families put Springfield Primary School as their first choice and 95 named it as one of their preferences, for 40 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Springfield Primary School are St Paul's Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 94% reading, 90% maths); Birch Copse Primary School (0.3 miles, Outstanding, 83% reading, 82% maths); Park Lane Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 82% reading, 72% maths); and Calcot Infant School and Nursery (0.7 miles, Good).

Springfield Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

98 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Springfield Primary School (as of April 2026): 99% would recommend the school, 99% say their child is happy there and 67% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (99%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (67%).

8.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 12.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (80%), Asian (8%) and Mixed (7%).

In 2026, 43 pupils (13%) received SEN support and 10 (3%) 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 a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest railway station is Theale Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Springfield (adj 100), 110 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Springfield Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 8th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 123 crimes within a mile of the school, most often shoplifting, violence and sexual offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in West Berkshire (26), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Springfield Primary School issued 3 suspensions, 0.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Springfield Primary School are Little Heath School (0.2 miles), Denefield School (1.3 miles) and Theale Green School (1.8 miles).