Coley Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Reading
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.425 miles
Published by Reading Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)
Coley 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 31 January 2024. Reading has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Coley 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 | 0.425 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.187 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.453 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.328 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.693 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.203 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place for 2026 lived 0.425 miles away, the 5th shortest of 16 Reading primary schools with a published last distance.
- For Reception, the 2026 last distance was further from the school than in 2025 and than in 2020, and it swung sharply between some years.
- Reception 2026 had 29 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 28 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family was not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Wolseley Street, Reading, RG1 6AZ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Reading
- Pupils on roll
- 250 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 31 January 2024
Strengths
- “Staff know the pupils well and put them at the heart of everything they do.”
- “The school is a warm, supportive and highly inclusive environment.”
- “Pupils are warmly greeted by staff at the start of the day, which helps them feel happy and ready to learn.”
To improve
- “This is not yet consistent across the school.”
- “Persistent absenteeism is high.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 March 2024 (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) | 67% | 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: 29 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 28 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.
- Katesgrove Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- All Saints Junior School 0.5 mi Not judged
- St Mary & All Saints Church of England Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Civitas Academy 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Oxford Road Community School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- New Christ Church Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- The Palmer Primary Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published