Caversham Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 5–11 · Reading
Caversham Primary School is a primary school in Reading for ages 5–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 June 2023. Reading has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Hemdean Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7RA
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Reading
- Pupils on roll
- 414 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 4.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 21 June 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to be part of the Caversham community.”
- “They are resilient and determined to do their best.”
- “Pupils respect each other and their teachers.”
To improve
- “Governance is on a journey of improvement.”
- “The evident rigour around safeguarding is spreading into other areas of the governing body’s work, but there is more to do.”
- “Priorities for improvement are identified more precisely for some aspects of the school’s work than for others.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 July 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) | 76% | 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: 63 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 58 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2020 to 2026, as Reading published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Reading.
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Thameside Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Hill Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Emmer Green Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- E P Collier Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- The Heights Primary School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Micklands Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Civitas Academy 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published