Catchment distances
Reading school catchment areas: last distance offered
The last distance offered at 25 Reading schools, 2023 to 2026, copied from the allocation figures Reading council publishes after offer day. Open a school for its admission rules, the source document and how your postcode compares.
Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
- Primary (Reception): apply by 15 January 2027; offers on 16 April 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Reception (primary and infant schools)
18 Reading schools · last distance offered, 2024–2026
Shortest distances in 2026: Oxford Road Community School (0.29 km), Wilson Primary School (0.43 km) and Battle Primary Academy (0.48 km).
| School | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | Applications per place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Sutton Primary SchoolRG6 1JR | — | — | 1.24 km0.77 miles | — |
| All Saints Church of England Aided Infant SchoolRG1 6NP | — | 0.53 km0.33 miles | 0.56 km0.35 miles | — |
| Battle Primary AcademyRG30 2TD | 0.48 km0.30 miles | 0.94 km0.59 miles | 0.72 km0.44 miles | — |
| Caversham Primary SchoolRG4 7RA | 1.06 km0.66 miles | 1.34 km0.84 miles | 1.96 km1.22 miles | — |
| Churchend Primary AcademyRG30 4HP | 1.89 km1.18 miles | — | — | — |
| Coley Primary SchoolRG1 6AZ | 0.68 km0.43 miles | 0.30 km0.19 miles | 0.73 km0.45 miles | — |
| Emmer Green Primary SchoolRG4 8LN | 2.67 km1.66 miles | 2.04 km1.27 miles | 1.82 km1.13 miles | — |
| Geoffrey Field Infant SchoolRG2 8RH | 3.45 km2.15 miles | 4.10 km2.55 miles | — | — |
| Green Park Village Primary AcademyRG2 6AX | 4.25 km2.64 miles | — | — | — |
| Katesgrove Primary SchoolRG1 2NL | 1.63 km1.01 miles | — | 0.92 km0.57 miles | — |
| Micklands Primary SchoolRG4 6LU | 2.33 km1.45 miles | — | — | — |
| Moorlands Primary SchoolRG30 4UN | 0.72 km0.45 miles | — | — | — |
| Oxford Road Community SchoolRG1 7PJ | 0.29 km0.18 miles | 0.22 km0.13 miles | 0.37 km0.23 miles | — |
| Park Lane Primary SchoolRG31 5BD | 5.99 km3.72 miles | — | — | — |
| St John's Church of England Primary SchoolRG1 3JN | — | — | 0.67 km0.42 miles | — |
| The Heights Primary SchoolRG4 7LB | 2.61 km1.62 miles | 2.02 km1.25 miles | 1.74 km1.08 miles | — |
| The Hill Primary SchoolRG4 8TU | 1.14 km0.71 miles | 1.22 km0.75 miles | 1.52 km0.94 miles | — |
| Wilson Primary SchoolRG30 2RW | 0.43 km0.27 miles | 0.45 km0.28 miles | 0.60 km0.37 miles | — |
Year 3 (junior schools)
1 Reading schools · last distance offered, 2025–2026
Shortest distances in 2026: All Saints Junior School (3.57 km).
| School | 2026 | 2025 | Applications per place |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Saints Junior SchoolRG1 6NP | 3.57 km2.22 miles | 1.36 km0.85 miles | — |
Year 7 (secondary schools)
9 Reading schools · last distance offered, 2023–2026
Shortest distances in 2026: River Academy (1.60 km), Maiden Erlegh School in Reading (2.31 km) and Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School (5.33 km).
| School | 2026 | 2025 | 2023 | Applications per place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic SchoolRG30 3EP | 5.33 km3.32 miles | 1.61 km1.00 mile | 0.90 km0.56 miles | — |
| Highdown School and Sixth Form CentreRG4 8LR | 6.01 km3.73 miles | All offered | 2.09 km1.30 miles | — |
| John Madejski AcademyRG2 8AF | All offered | All offered | — | — |
| John Madejski AcademyRG2 8AF | — | — | All offered | — |
| King's Academy ProspectRG30 4EX | All offered | All offered | All offered | — |
| Maiden Erlegh School in ReadingRG1 5SL | 2.31 km1.43 miles | 2.74 km1.70 miles | 2.32 km1.44 miles | — |
| Reading Girls' SchoolRG2 7PY | All offered | All offered | 3.52 km2.18 miles | — |
| River AcademyRG1 8EQ | 1.60 km1.00 mile | 1.99 km1.24 miles | — | — |
| The WREN SchoolRG30 2BB | All offered | All offered | 1.96 km1.22 miles | — |
Reading these figures
- “All offered” means every applicant who named the school was offered a place that year, so there was no cut-off.
- A dash means the council published no distance for that school and year: it may have filled on other rules, such as faith or banding.
- Distances move every year with sibling numbers and year-group size. Check several years, and the council’s admission arrangements for the year you apply.