Reading schools and admissions data

Reading Borough Council has 52 primary schools and 22 secondary schools. 16% of Reading's schools are private schools. 25 state schools in Reading follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 32 set their own.

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Ofsted ratings
in Reading

  1. Outstanding 10
  2. Good 31
  3. Requires Improvement 5
  4. Inadequate 3

Most popular state schools
in Reading in 2019

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  1. 1

    Chiltern Nursery Nurse Training School

    Miscellaneous • Caversham, Reading

    Ofsted: None

  2. 2

    Civitas Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Reading

    Ofsted: None

  3. 3

    Ranikhet Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Tilehurst, Reading

    Ofsted: None

  4. 4

    New Town Primary School

    Academy sponsor led • Reading

    Ofsted: None

  5. 5

    Green Park Village Primary Academy

    Free schools • Green Park, Reading

    Ofsted: None

  6. 6

    The Ridgeway Primary School

    Community school • Reading

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    Battle Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Reading

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    St John's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter • Reading

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  9. 9

    Christ The King Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Reading

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  10. 10

    Meadow Park Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Tilehurst, Reading

    Ofsted: Good

  11. 11

    Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School

    Community school • Reading

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  12. 12

    Park Lane Primary School

    Community school • Tilehurst, Reading

    Ofsted: Good

  13. 13

    Cranbury College

    Academy alternative provision converter • Reading

    Ofsted: Good

  14. 14

    Katesgrove Primary School

    Community school • Reading

    Ofsted: Good

  15. 15

    St Mary & All Saints Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led • Coley Park, Reading

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  16. 16

    The Palmer Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Reading

    Ofsted: Good

  17. 17

    The Heights Primary School

    Free schools • Caversham, Reading

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  18. 18

    Moorlands Primary School

    Community school • Tilehurst, Reading

    Ofsted: Good

  19. 19

    Thames Valley School

    Free schools special • Tilehurst, Reading

    Ofsted: Good

  20. 20

    Thameside Primary School

    Community school • Caversham, Reading

    Ofsted: Good

  1. 1

    Maiden Erlegh School in Reading

    Free schools • Reading

    Ofsted: None

  2. 2

    The WREN School

    Free schools • Reading

    Ofsted: None

  3. 3

    Reading Girls' School

    Academy sponsor led • Reading

    Ofsted: None

  4. 4

    John Madejski Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Reading

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  5. 5

    Prospect School

    Academy converter • Tilehurst, Reading

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  6. 6

    Phoenix College

    Community special school • Reading

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  7. 7

    Hamilton School

    Academy special sponsor led • Reading

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  8. 8

    UTC Reading

    University technical college • East Reading, Reading

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  9. 9

    Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre

    Academy converter • Emmer Green, Reading

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School

    Voluntary aided school • Southcote, Reading

    Ofsted: Good

Popularity is based on the number of first preference applications a school received compared to the number of places available, where we have this data. Where places available data isn't held, first preferences are compared to the number of offers made.

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