How far Reading schools admitted from
For every oversubscribed school, Reading publishes how far away the last child offered a place lived. This is that figure for 13 schools, tightest first. A short distance means a school that fills up close to its gates; a long one means places went further afield.
The tightest is Oxford Road Community School at 0.14 miles in 2025/26; the most far-reaching, Geoffrey Field Infant School, admitted from 2.54 miles.
Primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Admitted from | Round | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford Road Community School Reading | No current grade | 0.14 mi | 2025/26 | 84% |
| Coley Primary School Reading | No current grade | 0.19 mi | 2025/26 | 93% |
| Wilson Primary School Reading | Good | 0.28 mi | 2025/26 | 95% |
| Battle Primary Academy Reading | No current grade | 0.59 mi | 2025/26 | 97% |
| The Hill Primary School Reading | No current grade | 0.76 mi | 2025/26 | 98% |
| Caversham Primary School Reading | Good | 0.83 mi | 2025/26 | 99% |
| All Saints Junior School Reading | No current grade | 0.84 mi | 2025/26 | 99% |
| The Heights Primary School Reading | No current grade | 1.25 mi | 2025/26 | 101% |
| Emmer Green Primary School Reading | No current grade | 1.26 mi | 2025/26 | 99% |
| Geoffrey Field Infant School Reading | No current grade | 2.54 mi | 2025/26 | 97% |
Secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Admitted from | Round | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School Reading | No current grade | 1.0 mi | 2025/26 | 117% |
| River Academy Reading | No current grade | 1.24 mi | 2025/26 | 31% |
| Maiden Erlegh School in Reading | No current grade | 1.7 mi | 2025/26 | 99% |
Reading the numbers
These are not catchment areas: most English schools have none. Each figure is the distance from the school to the home of the furthest child who was offered a place under the distance criterion in that round, as Reading measures it, which is usually a straight line from a fixed point at the home to one at the school. Looked-after children, siblings and, at faith schools, faith criteria come before distance, so a school can fill before distance is reached at all. The figure moves every year with the number of applications. How the whole process works →
Checking an address against these
Each school's page has a checker that measures a postcode against that school's distance. The full property report measures every nearby school at once, alongside sold prices, flood risk and the rest of the house.
Admission distances published by Reading. School details and grades from the Department for Education's register and Ofsted. If a figure looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.