Civitas Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · 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, 2020–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Civitas Academy is a primary school in Reading for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 7 February 2024. Reading has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Civitas 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 | 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026 there were 41 first-choice applications for 60 offers, which is 0.7 first choices per offer, the lowest of 38 Reading primary schools.
- Every first-choice family was offered a Reception place in 2026, and 19 offers went to families who ranked the school second or lower.
- The school has 21.7 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 18.5 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Reading.
- In 2024/25, 84% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 20% 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
- 90a Great Knollys Street, Reading, RG1 7HL
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Reading
- Pupils on roll
- 374 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 7 February 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils flourish at this school.”
- “Civitas means community and this is core to the wholly inclusive ethos.”
- “Pupils say, ‘no matter what happens or where you come from, you will still be part of this community’.”
To improve
- “However, assessment is not as fully in place for some other subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 March 2024 (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) | 84% | 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: 41 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 41 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.
- Oxford Road Community School 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- E P Collier Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- All Saints Junior School 0.5 mi Not judged
- Coley Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Katesgrove Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Thameside Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Battle Primary Academy 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published