Park Lane Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 5–11 · Reading
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
3.719 miles
Published by Reading Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Park Lane Primary School is a primary school in Reading for ages 5–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 31 October 2023. Reading has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Park Lane 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 | 3.719 mi |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | Not published |
| Reception 2020 | 0.464 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026, the last child offered a Reception place lived 3.719 miles away, the longest of 16 Reading primary schools with a published last distance, and further than in 2020.
- Reception 2026 had 47 first-choice applications for 60 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 13 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 68% expected-standard figure for 2024/25 was the 2nd 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
- School Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 5BD
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Council
- Reading
- Pupils on roll
- 388 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 31 October 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy to attend this inclusive school.”
- “All pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), have their needs met well.”
- “As a result, pupils enjoy their learning and are proud of the work that they do.”
To improve
- “As this work is not yet fully embedded, pupils are not learning as well as they could in these subjects.”
- “Assessment of pupils’ learning in these subjects is also not as effective as the school intends it to be.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 December 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) | 68% | 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: 47 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 47 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.
- Moorlands Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Meadow Park Academy 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Churchend Primary Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St Michael's Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ranikhet Academy 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Manor Primary School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Wilson Primary School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published