Reading School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Reading
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Not published
From Reading Borough Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →Reading School is a secondary school in Reading for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 21 November 2023. Reading has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.
Reading 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Not published |
| Year 7 2025 | Not published |
| Year 7 2024 | Not published |
| Year 7 2023 | Not published |
| Year 7 2022 | Not published |
| Year 7 2021 | Not published |
| Year 7 2020 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 2026 had 400 first-choice applications for 146 offers, 2.7 first choices per offer, the 2nd highest of 10 Reading secondary schools.
- In 2026, 141 Year 7 offers went to first-choice families, while 259 first-choice families (65%) were not offered a place.
- For Year 7 in 2026, 297 of the 492 applications (60%) came from families living outside Reading; 98 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 100% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 83 (England 46).
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
- Erleigh Road, Reading, RG1 5LW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Reading
- Pupils on roll
- 1,138 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 4.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 21 November 2023
Strengths
- “This school inspires pupils to be the best versions of themselves.”
- “Impressively high aspirations for academic excellence are matched by those for pupils’ holistic development.”
- “Pupils rise consistently to meet and exceed these expectations, achieving very well academically by the time they leave the school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 February 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 100% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 83 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | A | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 400 first-preference applications, 146 offers in total, 141 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Reading.
- Kendrick School 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Maiden Erlegh School in Reading 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- UTC Reading 0.6 mi Not judged
- Reading Girls' School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Hartland High School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- River Academy 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The WREN School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published