# Schools in Reading

47 schools with published admissions figures

"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 it does not say whether a child would be offered a place. A dash means the figure is not held.

## How the 2026 round went

Counts families, not schools. The table below cannot be added up into these figures, because a child naming three schools appears in three of its rows.

### Primary

For September 2026, 91.0% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 98.6% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 12.0 points higher than in 2016, when it was 79.0%.

The council's primary schools between them had 2,001 places for 1,844 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.


### Secondary

For September 2026, 73.1% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 93.3% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 9.1 points lower than in 2016, when it was 82.2%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 1,744 places for 1,794 applications, which is 50 fewer places than applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.


## If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in Reading lodged 128 appeals about a school place.

91 of them were heard by a panel and 8 succeeded, which is about 9 in every 100 heard.

The other 37 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

## Schools here running specialist SEN provision

7 of this council's published schools run a SEN unit or a resourced provision: teaching for children with special educational needs, on the same site as the rest of the school.

| School | Phase | What it runs |
|---|---|---|
| [Christ The King Catholic Primary School, Reading](/school/110005/christ-the-king-catholic-primary-school) | primary | Resourced provision |
| [New Christ Church Church of England Primary School, Reading](/school/145660/new-christ-church-church-of-england-primary-school) | primary | SEN unit |
| [New Town Primary School, Reading](/school/142682/new-town-primary-school) | primary | SEN unit |
| [Oxford Road Community School, Reading](/school/109786/oxford-road-community-school) | primary | Resourced provision |
| [Wilson Primary School, Reading](/school/109793/wilson-primary-school) | primary | Resourced provision |
| [Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School, Reading](/school/110107/blessed-hugh-faringdon-catholic-school) | secondary | Resourced provision |
| [Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre, Reading](/school/136307/highdown-school-and-sixth-form-centre) | secondary | Resourced provision |

This says a provision exists and nothing more. Neither how many children it takes nor which kinds of need it is set up for 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. Source: Department for Education, special educational needs in England.

## Primary

| School | 1st prefs per place | Latest Ofsted |
|---|---:|---|
| [Alfred Sutton Primary School (Reading)](/school/109776/alfred-sutton-primary-school) | 0.95 | School remains Good |
| [All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School (Reading)](/school/109945/all-saints-church-of-england-aided-infant-school) | 1.85 | Strong standard |
| [Battle Primary Academy (Reading)](/school/139066/battle-primary-academy) | 1.33 | Not judged |
| [Caversham Park Primary School (Reading)](/school/109925/caversham-park-primary-school) | - | School remains Good |
| [Caversham Primary School (Reading)](/school/109778/caversham-primary-school) | 1.05 | Good |
| [Christ The King Catholic Primary School (Reading)](/school/110005/christ-the-king-catholic-primary-school) | 0.96 | Needs attention |
| [Churchend Primary Academy (Reading)](/school/136457/churchend-primary-academy) | 0.88 | Good |
| [Civitas Academy (Reading)](/school/140379/civitas-academy) | 0.68 | School remains Good |
| [Coley Primary School (Reading)](/school/109779/coley-primary-school) | 0.97 | School remains Good |
| [E P Collier Primary School (Reading)](/school/109780/e-p-collier-primary-school) | 0.92 | Good |
| [Emmer Green Primary School (Reading)](/school/109794/emmer-green-primary-school) | 0.93 | Not judged |
| [English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School (Reading)](/school/110004/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school) | 0.89 | School remains Good |
| [Geoffrey Field Infant School (Reading)](/school/109782/geoffrey-field-infant-school) | 0.98 | Not judged |
| [Green Park Village Primary Academy (Reading)](/school/147868/green-park-village-primary-academy) | 0.95 | Good |
| [Katesgrove Primary School (Reading)](/school/109920/katesgrove-primary-school) | 0.98 | School remains Good |
| [Manor Primary School (Reading)](/school/109944/manor-primary-school) | 0.92 | Good |
| [Meadow Park Academy (Reading)](/school/138372/meadow-park-academy) | 0.86 | Good |
| [Micklands Primary School (Reading)](/school/109926/micklands-primary-school) | 0.83 | Not judged |
| [Moorlands Primary School (Reading)](/school/109799/moorlands-primary-school) | 1.27 | Standards maintained |
| [New Christ Church Church of England Primary School (Reading)](/school/145660/new-christ-church-church-of-england-primary-school) | 0.94 | Good |
| [New Town Primary School (Reading)](/school/142682/new-town-primary-school) | 0.97 | Not judged |
| [Oxford Road Community School (Reading)](/school/109786/oxford-road-community-school) | 1.27 | Standards maintained |
| [Park Lane Primary School (Reading)](/school/109790/park-lane-primary-school) | 0.78 | Good |
| [Ranikhet Academy (Reading)](/school/142072/ranikhet-academy) | 0.97 | Expected standard |
| [Redlands Primary School (Reading)](/school/109787/redlands-primary-school) | 0.86 | Not judged |
| [Southcote Primary School (Reading)](/school/109795/southcote-primary-school) | 0.96 | Good |
| [St Anne's Catholic Primary School (Reading)](/school/110003/st-anne-s-catholic-primary-school) | 0.96 | Standards maintained |
| [St John's Church of England Primary School (Reading)](/school/142735/st-john-s-church-of-england-primary-school) | 0.95 | Good |
| [St Martin's Catholic Primary School (Reading)](/school/110038/st-martin-s-catholic-primary-school) | 1.00 | Expected standard |
| [St Mary & All Saints Church of England Primary School (Reading)](/school/146275/st-mary-all-saints-church-of-england-primary-school) | 0.90 | Not judged |
| [St Michael's Primary School (Reading)](/school/109796/st-michael-s-primary-school) | 0.87 | School remains Good |
| [Thameside Primary School (Reading)](/school/109800/thameside-primary-school) | 0.89 | Standards maintained |
| [The Heights Primary School (Reading)](/school/139972/the-heights-primary-school) | 1.26 | Standards maintained |
| [The Hill Primary School (Reading)](/school/109788/the-hill-primary-school) | 1.28 | School remains Good |
| [The Palmer Primary Academy (Reading)](/school/139653/the-palmer-primary-academy) | 1.00 | Good |
| [The Ridgeway Primary School (Reading)](/school/109789/the-ridgeway-primary-school) | 0.93 | Not judged |
| [Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School (Reading)](/school/136512/whitley-park-primary-and-nursery-school) | 0.98 | Expected standard |
| [Wilson Primary School (Reading)](/school/109793/wilson-primary-school) | 0.92 | Expected standard |

## Secondary

| School | 1st prefs per place | Latest Ofsted |
|---|---:|---|
| [Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School (Reading)](/school/110107/blessed-hugh-faringdon-catholic-school) | 0.76 | School remains Good |
| [Hartland High School (Reading)](/school/151631/hartland-high-school) | 0.53 | Inadequate |
| [Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre (Reading)](/school/136307/highdown-school-and-sixth-form-centre) | 0.79 | School remains Good |
| [Kendrick School (Reading)](/school/136448/kendrick-school) | 2.76 | Outstanding |
| [King's Academy Prospect (Reading)](/school/136876/king-s-academy-prospect) | 0.72 | Good |
| [Maiden Erlegh School in Reading (Reading)](/school/141886/maiden-erlegh-school-in-reading) | 0.78 | School remains Good |
| [Reading Girls' School (Reading)](/school/144610/reading-girls-school) | 0.66 | Good |
| [Reading School (Reading)](/school/136449/reading-school) | 2.74 | Outstanding |
| [The WREN School (Reading)](/school/142121/the-wren-school) | 0.60 | Expected standard |

Full page: /schools/reading
Figures from the Department for Education, Ofsted and local authorities; each school's own page lists its sources and dates.