How many private schools are there in Reading?

9 independent schools are registered in Reading with the Department for Education: 8 mainstream and 1 special schools.

Are there single-sex private schools in Reading?

Yes, 2 of the 9 are single-sex according to the register.

Which private schools in Reading take pupils to 18?

4 of them have a registered upper age of 18 or over. The table on this page shows each school's age range.

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Private schools in Reading

9 fee-paying schools are registered in Reading: 8 mainstream and 1 special. 2 are single-sex. 4 take pupils to 18. Everything below is the Department for Education's register as it stands; fees, entrance tests and inspection reports live on each school's own site.

9independent schools

8mainstream

1special schools

2,138pupils on roll, where reported

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Mainstream independent schools

School	Ages	Pupils	Faith	On roll	How full
Caversham Preparatory School Reading, RG4 8JZ	3 to 11	Mixed	Non-faith	68	69%
Leighton Park School Reading, RG2 7ED	11 to 18	Mixed	Quaker	581	92%
OneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus	7 to 18	Mixed	Plymouth Brethren Christian Church	92	74%
Queen Anne's School Reading, RG4 6DX	11 to 19	Girls	Church of England	327	70%
Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading Reading, RG1 4JJ	11 to 17	Mixed	Non-faith	21	88%
St Edward's Prep Reading, RG30 2JH	2 to 11	Mixed	Non-faith	147	79%
The Abbey School Reading Reading, RG1 5DZ	3 to 19	Girls	Christian	807	71%
The Deenway Montessori School	3 to 16	Mixed	Non-faith	59	54%

Independent special schools

School	Ages	Pupils	Faith	On roll	How full
Groveside School Reading, RG2 7AY	7 to 16	Mixed	Non-faith	36	60%

What this list is, and is not

Source: the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register, which every school in England must keep current, refreshed here with each import. "How full" is pupils on roll against the school's stated capacity, where both are reported. The register carries no fees, no entrance requirements and no inspection grades for independent schools: those are on each school's own site and the Independent Schools Inspectorate's. A school missing here is not registered in Reading, which for a school on a boundary can mean it is listed under the neighbouring council.

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