River Academy
Secondary · Free schools · Ages 11–18 · Reading
River Academy is a secondary school in Reading for ages 11–18 (free schools). Reading has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- 7 Richfield Avenue, Reading, RG1 8EQ
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Reading
- Pupils on roll
- 373 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 33.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 211 first-preference applications, 162 offers in total, 136 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 Year 7 2024 to 2026, as Reading published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Reading.
- Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The WREN School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kendrick School 1.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- King's Academy Prospect 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Reading School 1.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Reading Girls' School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Maiden Erlegh School in Reading 2.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published