Reading Girls' School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · Reading
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Reading Borough Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Reading Girls' School is a secondary school in Reading for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 24 November 2021. Reading has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.
Reading Girls' 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2024 | 2.546 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 2.185 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2021 | Not published |
| Year 7 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
- Every Year 7 applicant was offered a place in 2026, though places ran out in 2 of the 5 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Year 7 2026 saw 101 first-choice applications for 154 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place and 53 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 33 of the 281 applications (12%) for Year 7 2026 came from families living outside Reading, and 17 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 55% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 51.8 (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
- Northumberland Avenue, Reading, RG2 7PY
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Reading
- Pupils on roll
- 905 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 24 November 2021
Strengths
- “Pupils are very proud of their school.”
- “They are keen to achieve academically and are exceptionally ambitious for their futures.”
- “Everyone recognises the school’s very high expectations and the extensive improvements that have been made over recent years.”
To improve
- “However, the planning for this is disjointed.”
- “This means that pupils are also not always clear on aspects of the personal, social and health education (PSHE) curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 January 2022 (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) | 55% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 51.8 | 46 |
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: 101 first-preference applications, 154 offers in total, 101 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.
- Hartland High School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Reading School 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Kendrick School 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- UTC Reading 1.2 mi Not judged
- Maiden Erlegh School in Reading 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The WREN School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- River Academy 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published