Silchester Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Reading, Hampshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From Hampshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Silchester Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Reading, Hampshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 11 February 2025. Hampshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Silchester Church of England 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 | Not published |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 70% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 4th highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Hampshire that have results.
- Reception 2026 had 33 first-choice applications for 30 offers: 25 offers went to first-choice families and 8 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 7.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hampshire is 13.7%.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hampshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- School Lane, Silchester, Reading, RG7 2NJ
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Hampshire
- Pupils on roll
- 156 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 11 February 2025
Strengths
- “This school is a happy and harmonious community.”
- “The school has high aspirations for all pupils.”
- “Pupils feel that staff listen to their worries and help them to feel safe and secure at school.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, systems to ensure that pupils can build on previously taught knowledge have not been established.”
- “This means that pupils in these subjects do not achieve as well as they could.”
- “However, sometimes, these checks are not carried out carefully enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 March 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) | 70% | 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: 33 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 25 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 Hampshire.
- Tadley Community Primary School 1.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Bishopswood Infant School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bishopswood Junior School 1.8 mi School remains Good
- Burnham Copse Primary School 2.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bramley Church of England Primary School 2.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Priory Primary School 3.0 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Sherborne St John Church of England Primary School 4.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ashford Hill Primary School 4.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published