Beenham Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Reading, West Berkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
7.606 miles
Published by West Berkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Beenham Primary School is a primary school in Reading, West Berkshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 6 October 2022. West Berkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Beenham 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 | 7.606 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026's last distance offered was 7.606 miles, the 17th longest of 59 West Berkshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 2.78 miles).
- Reception 2026 had 4 first-choice applications for 6 offers, 0.7 first choices per offer and the lowest of 55 West Berkshire primary schools.
- With 57 pupils on roll in January 2026, there are 13.6 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 18.3 across the 8 nearest primary schools in West Berkshire.
- The free school meals figure here is 33.3% of pupils, against a middle figure of 15.2% across the 8 nearest primary schools in West Berkshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other West Berkshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Mount Pleasant, Beenham, Reading, RG7 5NN
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 57 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 33.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 6 October 2022
Strengths
- “Leaders and staff have established positive partnerships with families.”
- “Pupils and their families feel listened to.”
- “Relationships between adults and pupils are respectful.”
To improve
- “In a small minority of subjects, there are occasions when teachers’ subject knowledge is not sufficiently strong.”
- “This means that there are times when pupils do not learn well enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 November 2022 (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) | 0% | 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: 4 first-preference applications, 6 offers in total, 4 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 West Berkshire.
- Woolhampton C.E. Primary School 1.0 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Bradfield C.E. Primary School 1.3 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Aldermaston C.E. Primary School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Sulhamstead and Ufton Nervet School 2.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Englefield C.E. Primary School 3.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bucklebury C.E. Primary School 3.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Brimpton C.E. Primary School 3.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Theale C.E. Primary School 3.4 mi Not judged Last distance published