Alfred Sutton Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Reading
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Reading Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Alfred Sutton Primary School is a primary school in Reading for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 18 October 2023. Reading has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Alfred Sutton Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | 0.769 mi |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | 1.026 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.729 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, though places ran out in 3 of the 5 earlier years, and the last distance swung sharply between some years.
- In Reception 2026 there were 81 first-choice applications for 85 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In Reception 2026, 15 of the 143 applications came from families living outside Reading, and 9 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 83% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Reading.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Reading schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- 148 Wokingham Road, Reading, RG6 1JR
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Reading
- Pupils on roll
- 664 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 18 October 2023
Strengths
- “The school’s ‘Sutton six’ values form a firm foundation for all aspects of the school’s work.”
- “Pupils strive to earn ‘fruit awards’ for effort and ‘leaf awards’ for conduct, for example.”
- “They wear their reward badges proudly.”
To improve
- “However, this is not always the case in the wider curriculum.”
- “Such checks on pupils’ learning in the wider curriculum are not as meticulous.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 November 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 83% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 81 first-preference applications, 85 offers in total, 81 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Reading.
- Redlands Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St John's Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- New Town Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Palmer Primary Academy 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- New Christ Church Church of England Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Katesgrove Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Ridgeway Primary School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Coley Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published