St Martin's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · 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, 2023–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
St Martin's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Reading for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Reading has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
St Martin'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 | 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 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant for a Reception place in 2026 was offered one, as at 21 of the 37 other Reading primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 14 first-choice applications for 14 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 74% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd highest among this school and the 8 nearest primary schools in Reading.
- 23.2 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 19.7 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
- Pendennis Avenue, Caversham Park Village, Reading, RG4 6SS
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Reading
- Pupils on roll
- 124 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 13 January 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are very proud to be part of this inclusive school, where everyone is treated with dignity.”
- “There is a calm and kind atmosphere.”
- “Staff know pupils well and foster a culture of mutual respect and care.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils do not develop key writing skills, such as handwriting and spelling, as well as they could.”
- “As a result, some pupils are not supported to produce high-quality writing across the curriculum.”
- “In the last year, pupils’ attendance has dipped below national averages.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 March 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) | 74% | 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: 14 first-preference applications, 14 offers in total, 14 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.
- Caversham Park Primary School 0.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Hill Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Micklands Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Emmer Green Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Caversham Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School 1.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Thameside Primary School 1.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- New Town Primary School 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published