Oxford Road Community School
Community school in Reading, RG1 7PJ, taking ages 3 to 11, 244 on roll.
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In 2025/26, the furthest child offered a place lived 0.14 miles away.
Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close 15 January 2027; offers on 16 April 2027.
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The circle is 0.14 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2025/26.
Oxford Road Community School: 0.14 miles, 2025/26 River Academy: 1.24 miles, 2025/26, published by Reading
How to read this
Most English schools do not have a catchment area. When Oxford Road Community School is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived.
Distances are measured from the postcode's centre, not a front door; a postcode covers a few houses. Siblings, looked-after children come before distance, so a school can fill before distance counts at all.
Real admission areas are not circular: the circle is the distance, not a boundary.
The address on the closing date is the one the council uses. How admissions work.
One published year so far: 2025/26, from Reading. With two or more, the map can draw any of them.
Source: Reading, published admission distances, 2025/26
Where Oxford Road Community School and River Academy are both in reach
Both distances are drawn on the map above. River Academy admitted from 1.24 miles in 2025/26, published by Reading. Its own page has the rest of its figures.
No postcode district has its centre inside both distances. The two schools admit from 0.14 and 1.24 miles, and the ground those circles share holds no district centre, which is a fact about where the centres fall rather than about any one address. The map above shows both, and the postcode checker answers for both.
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Other schools nearby with a published distance
The closest schools to Oxford Road Community School that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.
| School | Phase | Admitted from | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Saints Junior School Both in reach | Primary | 0.84 mi 2025/26 | 0.3 mi |
| Battle Primary Academy Both in reach | Primary | 0.59 mi 2025/26 | 0.5 mi |
| Coley Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 0.19 mi 2025/26 | 0.6 mi |
| River Academy Both in reach | Secondary | 1.24 mi 2025/26 | 0.6 mi |
| Wilson Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 0.28 mi 2025/26 | 0.7 mi |
| Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School Both in reach | Secondary | 1.0 mi 2025/26 | 1.0 mi |
The distance as a picture
What kind of school this is
| Religious character | No religious character |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| How full | 244 pupils in 292 places (84% full) |
| Local authority | Reading |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Ofsted | Ungraded inspection, December 2024: standards maintained |
| Meeting the expected standard | 86.0% in reading, writing and maths (2024/25) |
| Year | Meeting the expected standard |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 86.0% |
| 2023/24 | 57.0% |
| 2022/23 | 66.0% |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to Oxford Road Community School
| Girls and boys | 51.6% girls, 48.4% boys |
| English as an additional language | 61.9% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 32.8% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
Getting to Oxford Road Community School by bus
Best-served stop: Reading West Rail Station - Oxford Road, 0.2 mi away, with 13.5 buses an hour on weekday daytimes; the service runs through the night.
Every stop within 600 m
| Stop | From the school | Weekday daytime, an hour | Evening | Sunday | Routes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Street | 34 yd | 13.4 | 8.0 | 10.1 | 17, 16, 15a, 15, 43, 85 |
| George Street | 96 yd | 13.3 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 17, 16, 15a, 15, 43, 85 |
| Reading West Rail Station - Oxford Road | 0.1 mi | 13.4 | 9.5 | 9.8 | 17, 16, 15a, 15, 43, 85 |
These are scheduled departures, not buses observed running. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two rows.
Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), week of 8 Sep 2026
The fee-paying alternative
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Common questions
What is the catchment area for Oxford Road Community School?
Oxford Road Community School does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2025/26 lived 0.14 miles away, per Reading.
How close do I need to live to get a place at Oxford Road Community School?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 0.14 miles was enough in 2025/26. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.
Does buying a house near Oxford Road Community School guarantee a place?
No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.
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