Schools and Education in Reading

There are 97 schools in Reading (excluding independent schools), including 68 primary schools, 15 secondary schools, and none serving sixth-form education. Reading has 2 schools with Pupil Referral Unit places, and none with places for teen mothers. There are no schools in Reading under Special Measures.

Primary Schools Secondary Schools Pupils Referral Units

Reading Education Profile

The median school in Reading has 17% of its pupils entitled to free schools meals, the 20th highest figure in Berkshire. This represents about 7,000 pupils, or approximately 1 in 6 of Reading's pupils. Looking at the number of pupils per teacher, the median ratio for Reading is 20.12 school children per full-time equivalent teacher. This is the 35th highest ratio in Berkshire, and the 638th lowest pupil/teacher ratio in the South East region of the UK.

The 2 schools in Reading operating with pupil referral units offer 88 PRU places to the local area.

Primaries

68

13% Outstanding • 76% Good

Secondaries

15

13% Outstanding • 67% Good

Primary Schools in Reading

Most of Reading's primary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 52 schools or 76% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between good and high - about 22% and 21% of primary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 21% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Reading's primary schools most commonly have a high ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted KS2 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Aldryngton Primary School 5–11 yrs 315
Outstanding
High
Very high
Alfred Sutton Primary School 3–11 yrs
Good
Very high
High
All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School 5–7 yrs 60
Good
Low
Church of England
All Saints Junior School 7–11 yrs 100
Outstanding
High
Very low
Battle Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 472
Good
Good
Good
Beechwood Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Very high
Birch Copse Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
High
Good
Calcot Infant School and Nursery 3–7 yrs 292
Good
Calcot Junior School 7–11 yrs 308
Good
Good
Good
Caversham Park Primary School 5–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Low
Caversham Primary School 5–11 yrs 420
Serious Weaknesses
Low
Very high
Christ The King Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 365
Good
Very low
Low
Roman Catholic
Churchend Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 406
Good
Good
High
Civitas Academy 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
Coley Primary School 3–11 yrs 270
Good
High
Very high
Downsway Primary School 4–11 yrs 212
Good
High
Very high
E P Collier Primary School 3–11 yrs 472
Good
High
Low
Earley St Peter's Church of England Primary School 3–11 yrs 542
Good
High
High
Church of England
Emmer Green Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
Low
High
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 436
Good
Low
Good
Roman Catholic
Geoffrey Field Infant School 3–7 yrs 322
Outstanding
Very high
Geoffrey Field Junior School 7–11 yrs 360
Good
Low
Good
Hawkedon Primary School 4–11 yrs 630
Good
Good
High
Highwood Primary School 3–11 yrs 330
Good
Good
High
Hillside Primary School 4–11 yrs 472
Good
Good
Very high
Katesgrove Primary School 3–11 yrs 708
Good
Low
High
Kennet Valley Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
High
Loddon Primary School 2–11 yrs 630
Good
Good
High
Long Lane Primary School 4–11 yrs 218
Good
Good
Very high
Manor Primary School 3–11 yrs 354
Good
Good
Low
Meadow Park Academy 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
High
Micklands Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Good
Moorlands Primary School 4–11 yrs 490
Good
Very low
Good
New Christ Church Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
High
Church of England
New Town Primary School 3–11 yrs 472
Good
Good
High
Oxford Road Community School 3–11 yrs 292
Good
Very high
Good
Park Lane Primary School 5–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Very high
Purley CofE Primary School 3–11 yrs 105
Good
Very high
High
Church of England
Radstock Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
Good
Ranikhet Academy 3–11 yrs 236
Good
High
Low
Redlands Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Requires improvement
High
High
Rivermead Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Shinfield Infant and Nursery School 3–7 yrs 330
Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School 7–11 yrs 360
Good
Good
Good
Church of England
Sonning Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Church of England
South Lake Primary School 3–11 yrs 472
Outstanding
High
Very high
Southcote Primary School 4–11 yrs 630
Good
Very low
Very high
Springfield Primary School 3–11 yrs 332
Good
High
Very high
St Anne's Catholic Primary School 2–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Good
Roman Catholic
St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
Very high
Very high
Roman Catholic
St John's Church of England Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Very low
Good
Church of England
St Martin's Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
High
Roman Catholic
St Mary & All Saints Church of England Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Requires improvement
Good
Church of England
St Michael's Primary School 5–11 yrs 420
Good
Very low
Very high
St Paul's Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 327
Good
Very high
High
Roman Catholic
Thameside Primary School 5–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Low
The Heights Primary School 4–11 yrs 350
Outstanding
Good
The Hill Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
High
High
The Palmer Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
High
The Ridgeway Primary School 3–11 yrs 536
Good
Very low
High
Westwood Farm Infant School 3–7 yrs 180
Outstanding
High
Westwood Farm Junior School 7–11 yrs 240
Good
Whiteknights Primary School 3–11 yrs 472
Good
Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School 3–11 yrs 630
Good
High
Good
Willow Bank Infant School 5–7 yrs 180
Good
Low
Willow Bank Junior School 7–11 yrs 240
Good
Very low
High
Wilson Primary School 3–11 yrs 477
Good
High
High
Woodley CofE Primary School 5–11 yrs 315
Good
Low
Church of England

Reading Secondary Schools

Most of Reading's secondary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 10 schools or 67% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between good and very high - about 33% and 27% of secondary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 20% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Reading's secondary schools most commonly have a low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School 11–18 yrs 922
Good
Good
Low
Roman Catholic
Denefield School 11–18 yrs 1,137
Good
Low
Low
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre 11–18 yrs 1,440
Good
Good
Low
John Madejski Academy 11–18 yrs 950
Requires improvement
Very low
Low
Kendrick School 11–18 yrs 920
Outstanding
Very high
Low
King's Academy Prospect 11–18 yrs 1,700
Good
Little Heath School 11–18 yrs 1,700
Good
Good
Low
Maiden Erlegh School 11–18 yrs 1,788
Outstanding
Very high
Low
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading 11–16 yrs 900
Good
Low
Reading Girls' School 11–16 yrs 947
Good
Very high
Good
Reading School 11–18 yrs 1,094
Very high
Low
The Bulmershe School 11–18 yrs 1,512
Good
Good
Low
The WREN School 11–19 yrs 1,176
Good
Very low
UTC Reading 14–19 yrs 600
Serious Weaknesses
Low
Very low
Waingels 11–18 yrs 1,331
Good
Good
Low

Reading Pupil Referral Units

Most of Reading's pupil referral units have been rated Outstanding by Ofsted, amounting to 1 school or 50% of the total. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Reading's pupil referral units most commonly have a very low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
CAMHS Phoenix School 11–18 yrs
Outstanding
Very low
Cranbury College 5–16 yrs
Last updated: 09 Aug 2023