Wilson Primary School, Reading

Ofsted's report card from its 19 May 2026 inspection grades Wilson Primary School on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Most pupils achieve well as they progress through the curriculum."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "The majority of pupils attend school regularly and on time."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have carefully designed an aspirational and engaging curriculum."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders are ambitious that children in early years will succeed."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders' commitment to ensuring that pupils feel welcomed and included at the school is clear."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have a clear and accurate view of the school's strengths and areas for improvement."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have ensured that the personal, social, health and economic curriculum is effective."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue their work to improve the accuracy of pupils' writing, including spelling"; "Leaders should ensure that teaching is of consistently high quality across all subjects and year groups, and that staff present learning points clearly while routinely checking pupils' understanding"; "Leaders should ensure that expectations for behaviour during transitions and less-structured times are applied with even greater consistency by all staff, so that routines are embedded".

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils at Wilson Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 74% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Reading and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 58% in reading and 73% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 55 families put Wilson Primary School as their first choice and 165 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 7 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Wilson Primary School are Battle Primary Academy (0.3 miles, Good, 77% reading, 77% maths); Ranikhet Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 54% reading, 58% maths); Oxford Road Community School (0.7 miles, Good, 93% reading, 100% maths); and All Saints Junior School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 100% reading, 100% maths).

Wilson Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

14.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 53.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (32%), White British (23%) and Mixed (12%).

Wilson Primary School has a resourced provision for severe learning difficulties: 11 places, 11 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Reading West Rail Station, about 910 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wantage Road (adjacent), 200 metres away.

In 2024/25, Wilson Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 0.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Wilson Primary School are The WREN School (0.7 miles), Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School (0.8 miles), River Academy (0.9 miles) and King's Academy Prospect (0.9 miles).