Battle Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Reading
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.297 miles
Published by Reading Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Battle Primary Academy is a primary school in Reading for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 19 November 2024. Reading has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Battle Primary Academy 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 | 0.297 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.587 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.445 mi |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | 0.445 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.582 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The 2026 Reception last distance offered was 0.297 miles, the 4th shortest of 16 Reading primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Its 2026 Reception last distance was nearer the school than in 2025, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 5 years with a published distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 80 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 54 offers went to first-choice families, and 26 first-choice families (33%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 9% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Cranbury Road, Reading, RG30 2TD
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Reading
- Pupils on roll
- 456 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 19 November 2024
Strengths
- “This is a school that has improved rapidly and continues to do so.”
- “They talk positively about the new things they learn and the new things they do.”
- “They know that their teachers expect a lot and are keen to impress in all they do.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 January 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) | 68% | 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: 80 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 54 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.
- Wilson Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- All Saints Junior School 0.4 mi Not judged
- Oxford Road Community School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Civitas Academy 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mary & All Saints Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ranikhet Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Southcote Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published