Southcote Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Reading
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Reading Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Southcote Primary School is a primary school in Reading for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 7 March 2023. Reading has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Southcote 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| 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 | 0.797 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, though places ran out in 1 of the 4 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 53 first-choice applications for 55 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 31% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 2% 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
- Silchester Road, Southcote, Reading, RG30 3EJ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Reading
- Pupils on roll
- 528 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 7 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud of their distinctly caring community.”
- “They feel happy and go about their school day in a thoughtful, kind and considerate manner.”
- “Pupils live up to leaders’ high expectations.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils do not attend school regularly enough.”
- “They do not benefit from vital school experiences, and they miss important learning.”
- “However, staff do not always prioritise children’s language development in all areas.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 May 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) | 31% | 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: 53 first-preference applications, 55 offers in total, 53 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.
- Manor Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary & All Saints Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Battle Primary Academy 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- All Saints Junior School 1.0 mi Not judged
- Wilson Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade 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