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Private schools

Fee-paying schools in RG1, Reading

9 fee-paying schools sit within 3 miles of central RG1, the nearest being The Deenway Montessori School at 0.3 mi, 3 of them selective, 2 single-sex. Nearest first; each age range is the school's own statutory range, which decides whether it takes a given year group.

School Distance Ages Takes
The Deenway Montessori School 0.3 mi 3 to 16 All-through
The Abbey School Reading 0.4 mi 3 to 19 All-through
Girls
Selective
Christian
Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading 0.5 mi 11 to 17 Secondary
OneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus 1.0 mi 7 to 18 All-through
Plymouth Brethren Christian Church
St Edward's Prep 1.1 mi 2 to 11 Primary
Queen Anne's School 1.3 mi 11 to 19 Secondary
Girls
Selective
Church of England
Caversham Preparatory School 1.5 mi 3 to 11 Primary
Leighton Park School 1.7 mi 11 to 18 Secondary
Selective
Quaker
Crosfields School 2.2 mi 2 to 16 All-through
No Ofsted grades here, and that is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools like The Deenway Montessori School are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate rather than Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed, so no rating exists for us to show. Fees are not open data either.

The state schools alongside them

RG1 also holds 37 state primary and 10 state secondary schools, with Ofsted ratings and exam results. The full school breakdown for RG1 →

Checking a specific address

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in RG1?

9 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central RG1, Reading, from the Department for Education's register. Each one's age range, whether it selects and how full it is are listed on this page.

Do private schools in RG1 have Ofsted ratings?

No, and a blank rating is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate rather than Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed, so no rating exists for us to show.

Are private schools in RG1 selective?

3 of the 9 select on ability at entry, according to their admissions policy on the register. The rest do not, though most fee-paying schools still assess applicants in some way.

Are there single-sex private schools in RG1?

2 of the 9 take boys only or girls only. The rest are mixed.

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools. Read how every figure here is sourced on the methodology page. If something looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.