Moorlands Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Reading
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.499 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.
Moorlands Primary School is a primary school in Reading for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 11 June 2025. Reading has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Moorlands 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 | 0.499 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 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.499 miles from the school, the 6th shortest of 16 Reading primary schools with a published last distance.
- In Reception 2026 there were 38 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 26 offers went to first-choice families, and 12 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 3 of the 4 years with a published outcome.
- In 2024/25, 77% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 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
- Church End Lane, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 4UN
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Reading
- Pupils on roll
- 286 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 39.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 11 June 2025
Strengths
- “This is a happy, welcoming and inclusive school.”
- “Relationships are warm and nurturing.”
- “The school’s ‘RESPECT’ values underpin all aspects of the school’s work.”
To improve
- “Occasionally, teachers do not ensure that all pupils have consolidated their knowledge as fully as they need to, before moving on.”
- “This is because some aspects of curriculum practice are not embedded across all subjects.”
- “Attendance is a high priority at the school because this has been below that of other schools nationally.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 July 2025 (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) | 77% | 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: 38 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 26 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.
- Meadow Park Academy 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Churchend Primary Academy 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Michael's Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ranikhet Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Park Lane Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Manor Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Wilson Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published