New Christ Church Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · 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.
New Christ Church Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Reading for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 September 2022. Reading has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
New Christ Church 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 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | 0.973 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a place for Reception 2026, as was the case at 21 of the 37 other Reading primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- In 1 of the 5 earlier years places ran out and a last distance was published, whereas in 2026 every applicant was offered a place.
- In 2026 Reception entry, 15 first-choice applications for 16 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 54% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 8% 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
- Milman Road, Reading, RG2 0AY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Reading
- Pupils on roll
- 185 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 21 September 2022
Strengths
- “New Christ Church is an inclusive school community.”
- “Pupils are proud to come to school and learn alongside their friends.”
- “Staff have prioritised building trusting relationships.”
To improve
- “However, in some foundation subjects and some aspects of early years, the curriculum design needs further refinement as pupils do not learn as well as they could.”
- “For example, knowledge is not always built securely, step by step, and practised.”
- “Similarly, teachers do not always check for secure understanding as well as they should before moving the learning on.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 November 2022 (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) | 54% | 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: 15 first-preference applications, 16 offers in total, 15 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.
- The Palmer Primary Academy 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Katesgrove Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Coley Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mary & All Saints Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Redlands Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St John's Church of England Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published