Emmer Green Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Reading
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.661 miles
Published by Reading Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)
Emmer Green Primary School is a primary school in Reading for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 22 October 2024. Reading has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Emmer Green 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 | 1.661 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 1.265 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 1.132 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.925 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 2.008 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.796 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 Reception entry the last child offered a place lived 1.661 miles away, the 4th longest of 16 Reading primary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was further from the school than in 2025 and in 2020, and it swung sharply between some years.
- Reception 2026 had 56 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 52 offers went to first-choice families, and 4 first-choice families (7%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 69% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 5th 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
- Grove Road, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8LN
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Reading
- Pupils on roll
- 417 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 3.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 22 October 2024
Strengths
- “This is a highly ambitious school where pupils benefit from an excellent quality of education.”
- “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 27 November 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) | 69% | 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: 56 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 52 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.
- The Hill Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Caversham Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Caversham Park Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Martin's Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Micklands Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Thameside Primary School 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Heights Primary School 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published