United Kingdom · South East · Local Authority
Reading
Unitary authority · South East, England · population ~160k · 62 state-funded schools
The signature
How Reading ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£41,855/yr
High
Better than 67% of UK LAs
House price
£350,000
Expensive
Worse than 69% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,579/mo
Very expensive
Worse than 86% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,613/yr
Most expensive
Worse than 92% of UK LAs
Crime
95.7/1k
Highest
Worse than 81% of UK LAs
Deprivation
19.6
Mid
Around UK average
Schools
96.7%
Strong
Better than 77% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
61 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
58 of 60 (96.7%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 1 school is on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
The map
62 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 62 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre | Secondary | 1,545 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
King's Academy Prospect | Secondary | 1,260 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Reading SchoolGrammar | Secondary | 1,129 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School | Secondary | 1,045 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The WREN School | Secondary | 979 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Kendrick SchoolGrammar | Secondary | 934 | Outstanding2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Reading Girls' School | Secondary | 905 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading | Secondary | 885 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hartland High School Grade inherited from previous URN 130247 | Secondary | 739 | Inadequate2023Serious weaknesses | — | Ofsted |
Katesgrove Primary School | Primary | 689 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Alfred Sutton Primary School | Primary | 684 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Southcote Primary School | Primary | 553 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 520 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Earley St Peter's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 474 | Good2021 | OfstedWebsite | |
St John's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 462 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Wilson Primary School | Primary | 458 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Battle Primary Academy | Primary | 455 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Palmer Primary Academy | Primary | 442 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Churchend Primary Academy | Primary | 432 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School | Primary | 421 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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What we don't know yet
Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.