The Piggott School
All-through · Academy converter · Ages 4–18 · Reading, Wokingham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Wokingham Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Year 7 2026: 2.152 mi
Reception last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
The Piggott School is an all-through school in Reading, Wokingham for ages 4–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next, from the inspection on 11 May 2023. Wokingham and the school have published a last distance offered for this school for Reception and Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.
The Piggott 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 |
| Year 7 2026 | 2.152 mi |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 3.136 mi |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2024 | 7.497 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 1.806 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 3.583 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 2.337 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 2.587 mi |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2021 | 1.185 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.644 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | 1.583 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but places ran out (a last distance was published) in 3 of the 6 earlier Reception years with a published outcome.
- For Reception in 2026 there were 23 first-choice applications for 28 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- For Year 7 entry in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 2.152 miles from the school, as published by the school.
- At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was B (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was average.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Wokingham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Twyford Road, Wargrave, Reading, RG10 8DS
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 4–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wokingham
- Pupils on roll
- 1,945 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Inspected 11 May 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils rightly feel proud to attend The Piggott School.”
- “Pupils aged 4 to 18 learn very well here and go on to achieve exceptional outcomes by the end of the secondary phase.”
- “They are motivated to work hard because they know their teachers expect great things from them.”
To improve
- “Although some of the primary phase outcomes were lower than expected in the previous academic year, this is not typical, and pupils generally achieve well at the end of key stages 1 and 2.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 June 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) | 69% | 62% |
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 75% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 61.9 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 23 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 23 offers to first-preference applicants.
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 246 first-preference applications, 220 offers in total, 204 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 special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Wokingham.
- Dolphin School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Reading Blue Coat School 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Addington School 3.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Oak Tree School 4.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Reddam House Berkshire 5.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Foundry College 5.4 mi School remains Good
- High Close School 5.4 mi School remains Good
- CAMHS Phoenix School 5.7 mi School remains Outstanding