Rivermead Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · 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.
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.
Rivermead 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 | 0.551 mi |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | 0.787 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.36 mi |
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, though places ran out in 3 of the 6 earlier years with a published outcome.
- In 2024/25, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 8% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For Reception 2026 there were 47 first-choice applications for 54 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 7 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 5.8% of pupils, against a middle figure of 12.8% 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
- Loddon Bridge Road, Woodley, Reading, RG5 4BS
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- 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.
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