Geoffrey Field Infant School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–7 · Reading
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.146 miles
Published by Reading Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2023–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Geoffrey Field Infant School is a primary school in Reading for ages 3–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 10 December 2024. Reading has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Geoffrey Field Infant 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 | 2.146 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 2.545 mi |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | 0.814 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The Reception 2026 last distance offered was 2.146 miles, the 3rd longest of the 16 Reading primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Compared with earlier years, the 2026 Reception last distance was nearer the school than in 2025 but further than in 2023.
- Reception 2026 drew 88 first-choice applications for 90 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- There are 23.7 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 19.3 across 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
- Exbourne Road, Whitley Wood, Reading, RG2 8RH
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Council
- Reading
- Pupils on roll
- 313 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 10 December 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at this highly inclusive school.”
- “The school has very high expectations of pupils, who strive to meet them.”
- “Pupils achieve exceptionally well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 January 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 88 first-preference applications, 90 offers in total, 88 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.
- Geoffrey Field Junior School 0.0 mi School remains Good
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Ridgeway Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Palmer Primary Academy 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Green Park Village Primary Academy 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- New Christ Church Church of England Primary School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Redlands Primary School 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published