Long Lane Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Reading, West Berkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.553 miles
Published by West Berkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Long Lane Primary School is a primary school in Reading, West Berkshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 13 November 2024. West Berkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Long Lane 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 | 1.553 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 38% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%); 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 1.553 miles away, the 18th shortest of 59 West Berkshire primary schools with a published last distance.
- Reception entry in 2026 had 24 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 23 offers went to first-choice families and 1 first-choice family was not offered a place.
- Of 74 Reception applications in 2026, 16 came from families living outside West Berkshire, and 4 offers went to them.
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
- Long Lane, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 6YG
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 212 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 13 November 2024
Strengths
- “Long Lane meets the needs of the pupils successfully.”
- “Parents and carers are very supportive of how and why the school focuses on the development of the whole child, encouraging both academic and personal success.”
- “One parent’s comments are reflective of many, ‘The school has a real family and community feel and strives at every opportunity to be inclusive and understanding.’”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, the school recognises that this needs to be more precise.”
- “However, the school’s work to ensure that pupils are adept in applying their mathematical knowledge to problem-solve and reason is relatively new.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 January 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) | 38% | 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: 24 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 23 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.
- Purley CofE Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Downsway Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Westwood Farm Infant School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Westwood Farm Junior School 0.5 mi School remains Good
- Pangbourne Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Birch Copse Primary School 1.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Springfield Primary School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published