Reading School Catchment Areas
Schools in Reading split across 40 primaries and 11 secondaries, with catchment boundaries set afresh each admissions cycle by the council's school admissions team.
The vast majority of schools in Reading are concentrated in Reading - distance and catchment criteria apply as usual, but choice is limited outside the main settlement.
Selective schools are part of the mix in Reading - for those applying to grammar schools, a selective admissions test is required in addition to the standard admissions process.
Based on the latest published capacity data, 8 of the 73 schools in Reading are at or above their admission number, so catchment distance is decisive at those schools. Reading has 6 selective schools that admit by entrance test rather than distance. 14 schools apply faith-based criteria alongside catchment distance. Of the 26 Reading schools with a current Ofsted rating, 24 are rated Good or Outstanding.
Reading Catchment Area Documents
Official admissions policies and catchment boundary maps for Reading schools are published annually.
Schools in Reading
70 schoolsBlagdon Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school
Reading · RG2 7NT
Blagrave Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school
Reading · RG30 4UA
Caversham Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school
Reading · RG4 5NA
Norcot Early Years Centre
Nursery · Local authority nursery school
Reading · RG30 6UB
New Bridge Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school
Reading · RG4 5AU
Alfred Sutton Primary School
Primary · Community school
Reading · RG6 1JR
Caversham Primary School
Primary · Community school
Reading · RG4 7RA
Coley Primary School
Primary · Community school
Reading · RG1 6AZ
E P Collier Primary School
Primary · Community school
Reading · RG1 8DZ
Geoffrey Field Junior School
Primary · Community school
Reading · RG2 8RH
Geoffrey Field Infant School
Primary · Community school
Reading · RG2 8RH
Oxford Road Community School
Primary · Community school
Reading · RG1 7PJ
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Schools in Other
3 schoolsSt Joseph's College
Not applicable · Other independent school
· RG1 5JT
OneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus
Not applicable · Other independent school
· RG2 0LU
The Deenway Montessori School
Not applicable · Other independent school
· RG1 4QZ