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School Atlas lists 40 state primary schools, 11 state secondary schools, 4 special schools and 1 alternative provision school in Reading. It also lists 9 independent schools and 59 nurseries and other early-years settings.
Of the state primary, secondary and all-through schools, 9 have a religious character: 5 Roman Catholic and 4 Church of England.
Of the 51 state primary, secondary and all-through schools in Reading, 30 hold an Ofsted overall-effectiveness grade from their last graded inspection: 3 Outstanding and 27 Good.
Ofsted stopped giving state schools a single overall grade in September 2024. Since November 2025 its report cards grade each area separately; 9 of these schools have had one.
We hold the catchment area for 16 schools in Reading. Select a school on the map to see its area.
We also hold last-distance-offered records for 29 schools. That distance is not always a cut-off: at a school with places to spare it is simply the furthest applicant.