Rivermead Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Reading, Wokingham
Rivermead Primary School is a primary school in Reading, Wokingham for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Wokingham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Loddon Bridge Road, Woodley, Reading, RG5 4BS
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Wokingham
- Pupils on roll
- 429 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 10 March 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to belong to Rivermead Primary School.”
- “They talk confidently about being part of a welcoming community, where ‘everybody is respected'.”
- “Pupils know and understand difference and celebrate this in a school where everyone is welcome.”
To improve
- “However, the handwriting and presentation in books of some pupils needs improvement.”
- “However, in some subjects, pupils' knowledge is not as secure as leaders intend.”
- “At times, written work does not always match the ambition of the curriculum and sometimes gives a limited picture of what pupils can achieve.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 May 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) | 70% | 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: 47 first-preference applications, 54 offers in total, 47 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2020 to 2026, as Wokingham published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Wokingham.
- Beechwood Primary School 0.4 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- South Lake Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Woodley CofE Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Willow Bank Infant School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Willow Bank Junior School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Highwood Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Loddon Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published