Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · 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.
Christ The King Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Reading for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Reading has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Christ The King Catholic 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 | 2.98 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, but places ran out in 1 of the 4 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 27 first-choice applications for 28 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- 37.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 30.3% across 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
- Lulworth Road, Reading, RG2 8LX
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Reading
- Pupils on roll
- 298 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 37.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 2 June 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy at this school.”
- “They know that staff listen to them if they have any worries.”
- “Relationships, on the whole, are warm.”
To improve
- “However, there is a mixed picture of teaching and learning in across the school.”
- “Staffing and leadership instability has meant that leaders' actions have not been rapid enough.”
- “There is variability between how well pupils learn in different classes.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 July 2026 (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) | 57% | 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: 27 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 27 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.
- Geoffrey Field Infant School 0.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Geoffrey Field Junior School 0.1 mi School remains Good
- The Ridgeway Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Palmer Primary Academy 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Green Park Village Primary Academy 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- New Christ Church Church of England Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Redlands Primary School 1.8 mi Not judged Last distance published