Beechwood Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · 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.
Beechwood Primary School is a primary school in Reading, Wokingham for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 14 November 2023. Wokingham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Beechwood 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 for Reception 2026 was offered a place, as at 19 of the 21 other Wokingham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- In 2024/25, 53% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- There are 17 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 22.9 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Wokingham.
- Some 30.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared with a middle figure of 11.1% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Wokingham.
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
- Ambleside Close, Woodley, Reading, RG5 4JJ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Wokingham
- Pupils on roll
- 244 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 14 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are greeted warmly each day as they enter this happy, nurturing and inclusive school.”
- “Pupils understand and speak passionately about the school’s values of ‘Explore, Discover and Achieve’.”
- “They enjoy celebrating these together and embody them throughout the school day.”
To improve
- “However, weaknesses in handwriting, sentence construction and spelling prevent some older pupils writing as fluently and accurately as they could.”
- “However, attendance remains variable for a small proportion of pupils.”
- “However, there are times when teaching does not address gaps in older pupils' writing skills sufficiently.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 September 2026 (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) | 53% | 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: 22 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 22 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.
- Rivermead Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- South Lake Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Highwood Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Willow Bank Infant School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Willow Bank Junior School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Woodley CofE Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sonning Church of England Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published