Thameside Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 5–11 · 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, 2021–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Thameside Primary School is a primary school in Reading for ages 5–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 24 April 2025. Reading has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Thameside 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 | 1.173 mi |
| Reception 2020 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception entry in 2026, every applicant was offered a place, and 21 of the 37 other Reading primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome did the same.
- For Reception 2026 entry, there were 50 first-choice applications for 56 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 6 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 49% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd lowest 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
- Harley Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8DB
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Council
- Reading
- Pupils on roll
- 322 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 24 April 2025
Strengths
- “This is a school where pupils are nurtured and cared for.”
- “Because of this, pupils feel happy and safe.”
- “Pupils relish the learning opportunities, which they say are fun and interesting.”
To improve
- “The school has recognised the need to develop its writing curriculum further.”
- “However, some changes to subjects in the wider curriculum are relatively new.”
- “In these subjects, pupils do not deepen or apply their knowledge of the curriculum as well as they could, and some have difficulty recalling their learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 June 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) | 49% | 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: 50 first-preference applications, 56 offers in total, 50 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.
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- E P Collier Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Caversham Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Civitas Academy 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Oxford Road Community School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Hill Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Micklands Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- New Town Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published