The Coombes Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Reading, Wokingham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Wokingham Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
The Coombes Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Reading, Wokingham for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 2 July 2024. Wokingham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
The Coombes Church of England Primary 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 |
| 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 2022 | 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
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 19 of the 21 other Wokingham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 30 first-choice applications for 47 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 17 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 75% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement (2 July 2024).
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
- School Road, Arborfield, Reading, RG2 9NX
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wokingham
- Pupils on roll
- 338 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 2 July 2024
Strengths
- “This is a school where pupils are increasingly inspired to grow in character and confidence.”
- “Equal priority is given to pupils’ academic, personal and social development.”
- “Pupils thoroughly enjoy coming to school.”
To improve
- “However, this ambitious vision is not yet realised.”
- “Pupils do not achieve as well as they should because the curriculum is not yet delivered consistently well across all subjects.”
- “However, although pupils’ achievement is rising, the new curriculum is not yet enabling them to achieve the success they are capable of.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 September 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) | 75% | 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: 30 first-preference applications, 47 offers in total, 30 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 Wokingham.
- Farley Hill Primary School 1.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Shinfield Infant and Nursery School 1.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Bearwood Primary School 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Gorse Ride Junior School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Hawthorns Primary School 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Alder Grove Church of England Primary School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Gorse Ride Infants' School 2.3 mi Not judged Last distance published