St Paul's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Reading, West Berkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.53 miles
Published by West Berkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Paul's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Reading, West Berkshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 28 June 2023. West Berkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Paul's 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 | 1.53 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 4.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 14.5% across the 8 nearest primary schools in West Berkshire.
- In 2026 the last Reception place offered went to a child 1.53 miles away, 17th shortest of 59 West Berkshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- There were 31 first-choice applications for 36 Reception offers in 2026; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 30 of the 61 applications (49%) came from outside West Berkshire.
- In 2024/25, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 4% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- City Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 4SZ
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 279 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 4.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 28 June 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders ensure that pupils’ respect for others is at the heart of the school’s ethos.”
- “Pupils develop this by focusing on the seven principles of ‘Catholic Social Teaching’.”
- “Pupils welcome others from all backgrounds, countries or religions with open arms.”
To improve
- “Leaders need to ensure all staff are using the teaching methods expected from the scheme consistently.”
- “Teachers across the school do not maximise how they develop pupils’ vocabulary.”
- “Subject leaders need to decide what key words they want all pupils to learn and when.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 September 2023 (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: 31 first-preference applications, 36 offers in total, 31 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.
- Springfield Primary School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Birch Copse Primary School 0.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Calcot Infant School and Nursery 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Calcot Junior School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Downsway Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kennet Valley Primary School 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Westwood Farm Infant School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Westwood Farm Junior School 1.4 mi School remains Good