Schools in Reading
62 state-funded schools, 25,163 pupils. 96.7% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 11 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
1 school has been inspected under Ofsted's post-September-2024 report-card framework, which replaces the single 1–4 grade with separate judgments. Those are excluded from the percentages above rather than mapped onto the old scale, because the two scales have no clean equivalence. 1 school is awaiting a first inspection.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in Reading?
Reading has 62 state-funded schools teaching 25,163 pupils. 41 primary, 11 secondary, 5 nursery.
What percentage of schools in Reading are Good or Outstanding?
96.7% of the 60 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in Reading are rated Good or Outstanding: 11 Outstanding and 47 Good. 1 require improvement and 1 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in Reading are rated Outstanding?
11 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in Reading: Reading School, Kendrick School, Battle Primary Academy, Emmer Green Primary School, The Heights Primary School, Geoffrey Field Infant School, and 5 more listed below.
Are there grammar schools in Reading?
Yes. Reading has 2 selective (grammar) schools: Reading School, Kendrick School. Selective schools admit by entrance exam, so the local non-selective intake differs from the national picture.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- Reading SchoolGrammarSecondary1,129Outstanding 2023
- Kendrick SchoolGrammarSecondary934Outstanding 2022
- Battle Primary AcademyPrimary455Outstanding 2024
- Emmer Green Primary SchoolPrimary413Outstanding 2024
- The Heights Primary SchoolPrimary359Outstanding 2017
- Geoffrey Field Infant SchoolPrimary310Outstanding 2024
- Blagdon Nursery SchoolNursery158Outstanding 2024
- Norcot Early Years CentreNursery102Outstanding 2024
- All Saints Junior SchoolPrimary96Outstanding 2024
- New Bridge Nursery SchoolNursery90Outstanding 2023
- Caversham Nursery SchoolNursery55Outstanding 2022
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 41 | 40 | 100% |
| Secondary | 11 | 10 | 80% |
| Nursery | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| Special | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| Alternative provision | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Every school in Reading
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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