# Alternatives to Birch Copse Primary School

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as Birch Copse Primary School and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## Birch Copse Primary School, for comparison

1.65 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Reading](/school/110006/st-paul-s-catholic-primary-school) | 0.3 mi south | 0.86 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | not recorded |
| [Park Lane Primary School, Reading](/school/109790/park-lane-primary-school) | 0.3 mi east | 0.78 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [Springfield Primary School, Reading](/school/109866/springfield-primary-school) | 0.3 mi south-west | 0.88 | 2026 | Expected standard | no | not recorded |
| [Moorlands Primary School, Reading](/school/109799/moorlands-primary-school) | 1.0 mi east | 1.27 | 2026 | Standards maintained | no | not recorded |
| [Downsway Primary School, Reading](/school/109896/downsway-primary-school) | 1.0 mi north | 1.57 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | not recorded |
| [Calcot Infant School and Nursery, Reading](/school/109931/calcot-infant-school-and-nursery) | 1.0 mi south | 0.95 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

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