Wilson Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Reading
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.266 miles
Published by Reading Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)
Wilson Primary School is a primary school in Reading for ages 3–11 (community school). Reading has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Wilson 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 | 0.266 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.279 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.374 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.343 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.308 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.288 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 in 2026 lived 0.266 miles away, the 3rd shortest of 16 Reading primary schools with a published last distance (middle 1.01 miles).
- The 2026 Reception last distance was about the same as in 2025, though it swung sharply between some years, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 6 years.
- In 2026 Reception had 55 first-choice applications for 60 offers: 48 offers went to first-choice families, and 7 first-choice families (13%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 66% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 9% 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
- Wilson Road, Reading, RG30 2RW
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Reading
- Pupils on roll
- 452 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 19 May 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are greeted warmly each morning as they enter this inclusive and diverse school.”
- “Staff provide attentive care which helps pupils to feel safe and secure.”
- “Relationships throughout the school are respectful and caring.”
To improve
- “In writing and some subjects beyond English and mathematics, gaps and misconceptions in pupils' knowledge and skills are not routinely addressed.”
- “For example, errors in spelling are not picked up and persist in pupils' writing.”
- “At times, this prevents pupils from achieving as well as they might.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 June 2026 (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) | 66% | 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: 55 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 48 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.
- Battle Primary Academy 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ranikhet Academy 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Oxford Road Community School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- All Saints Junior School 0.7 mi Not judged
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Michael's Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Civitas Academy 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published