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Bishopswood School

Grove Road, Sonning Common, Reading, Oxfordshire, RG4 9RH ·

Report card: strong areas· 2025
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At a glance

A state special school for ages 2–16 in Reading. Ofsted report card (November 2025): strong areas. Results aren't compared with the England average for special schools.

Ages
2–16
Pupils
73
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Academy trust
THE PROPELLER ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher
Mrs Priya Bhagrath
Opened
Jan 2023
Nursery
Has nursery classes
School website 01189724311 Explore the area

Inspection

Ofsted report card (renewed framework)

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Inspected 18 Nov 2025Published 28 May 2026
  • SafeguardingMet
  • InclusionStrong standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
  • Personal development and well-beingStrong standard
  • Leadership and governanceStrong standard

Report cards grade each area separately on a five-point scale, from Urgent improvement to Exceptional. There is no single overall grade, and results are not directly comparable with earlier grades such as “Good”.

Inspection reports describe the school on the day. Read the full report and visit the school before deciding.

Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2018/19 · 6 pupils

Attainment 8
0.0
England 46.1
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
0%
England 45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & maths
0%
England 64.8%
Progress 8
-1.62
2018/19 · CI -2.64 to -0.59
This school
0
Oxfordshire
46.4
England
46.1
Small year group: with few pupils, results can swing a lot from year to year. Look at several years together.
Earlier years include results published for this school's predecessor (URN 123345), for example before it converted to an academy.

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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No school-level applications data is published for this school. It may admit pupils at a different age, or be a special or post-16 provider.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils
74
Capacity
72
101% full
Girls / boys
30/70
Mixed
  • Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)44.6%
  • English as an additional language29.7%
  • SEN support0%
  • Education, Health and Care plan100%
  • The black tick shows the median for state-funded all-through schools in England.
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