A warm welcome to St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School. We are an aspirational school where all can achieve. Our Catholic ethos recognises each one of us is unique and each one of us is special. We celebrate our Catholic ethos through our 'Joyful Worship' as we learn from St Dominic Savio's example.

We are a two-form entry primary school in Woodley, Berkshire, with 60 places per year group. We are very popular and are oversubscribed with requests for places. Our Ofsted inspection in April 2025 graded us an outstanding school.

We are in pursuit of high expectations and high achievement for all our pupils. Whatever a child’s background or starting point, we want to make sure that they finish Year 6 with the academic knowledge and social skills necessary to succeed. As a Catholic school, we provide a calm, nurturing learning environment where teachers really know pupils and their parents, and every child can flourish. 

Through our 'Joyful Learning' we aim for every child to be well prepared for the transition to secondary school. We focus on academic attainment in all subjects and a rigorous knowledge-rich traditional curriculum. It is richly varied and affords opportunities for each and every pupil to shine. We are passionate about the arts and competitive sport. Rigour and a desire to improve are integral. 

As part of our 'Joyful Community', it is considered that parents have agreed to them having full participation in every aspect of the curriculum. This includes religious education, physical education, sports lessons, music lessons and all school trips including those to places of worship and our parish church.

The school continually exceeds national academic expectations. In 2024 we were ranked as the highest performing school in Wokingham. In addition we achieved 55th in England out of 21,052 schools placing us in the top 0.5% in the country. Our exam results compete with the very best independent preparatory schools in England. 

We promote a no excuses culture at St Dominic Savio - all can achieve if they work hard. Behaviour is outstanding. Everything we do in school is rooted in the gospel values as we aim to 'Serve the Lord with Joy'. Our approach instils strong learning habits, ultimately helping pupils become better qualified, more successful and happier. We expect pupils to follow homework and equipment rules, wear uniform with pride and always be ‘on task’, fully engaged and ready to learn. Classrooms are formal in their approach with a focus on teacher instruction. Aspiration and a Catholic ethos which ensures pupils are consistently kind and friendly are absolute.

"Work hard, be kind".

We look forward to welcoming you to our fabulous school - we are one big family. Do contact us if you would like to see us in action.

Mrs Laura Hulland

"Pupils are polite and friendly. They behave impeccably, both in the classrooms and throughout the school. Their attitude towards learning is intrinsically motivated to achieve their best. They respect and care for their peers."

(Ofsted, April 2025)

Reading from one of the Letters of St Paul.

Dear Friends,

Look at yourselves.

Can you see how you have a body with lots of different parts?

Each part has a special job to do, hasn’t it?

If we are working with Jesus, then we are all like the parts of one body,

for we are all joined together

and we all have a special job to do.

If we all do our own jobs,

then we will make the body of Jesus work properly.

NATIONAL SUCCESS:

• TOP 0.5% OF ALL SCHOOLS IN ENGLAND FOR KS2 OUTCOMES IN 2024
• HIGHEST PERFORMING SCHOOL IN WOKINGHAM 2024
• IN THE TOP 200 SCHOOLS IN ENGLAND FOR THE YEAR 4 MULTIPLICATION CHECK 2024
• SIGNIFICANTLY ABOVE AVERAGE IN ALL STATUTORY ASSESSMENTS 2024 AND 2O25
• AN "OUTSTANDING" SCHOOL (OFSTED APRIL 2025)