Bishopswood School
Academy special sponsor led in Reading, Oxfordshire.
School details
| Type | Academy special sponsor led |
|---|---|
| Age range | 2 to 16 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 73 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 72 |
| Free school meals | 52.10% |
| Trust or sponsor | THE PROPELLER ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Oxfordshire |
| Address | Grove Road, Sonning Common, Reading, Oxfordshire, RG4 9RH |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.bishopswoodschool.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01189724311 |
| URN | 149322 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 18 November 2025, published 28 May 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 16 November 2021, published 2 February 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Safeguarding effective | No |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (Bishopswood School, URN 123345).
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Brookfields School (special school, about 6.6 km)
- Thames Valley School (special school, about 7.9 km)
- The Avenue Special School (special school, about 7.9 km)
- Addington School (special school, about 8.1 km)
- Hamilton School (special school, about 8.2 km)
- The Holy Brook School (special school, about 8.6 km)
- Oak Tree School (special school, about 12.5 km)
- High Close School (special school, about 15.1 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.