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Best schools in Reading

130 schools in Reading with the same league rank as the Reading and West Berkshire and Wokingham and Oxfordshire and Windsor and Maidenhead and Hampshire league tables: each school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, on the newest year's DfE results, with the best ranked schools within reach of the town centre beside them.

Primary schools

Reading's own ranking

In ReadingSchoolExpected standardHigher standardLeague rank
1All Saints Junior School100%21%1st (1/37) in Reading
2Whiteknights Primary School95%34%1st (1/46) in Wokingham
3Sonning Church of England Primary School93%27%Top 5% (2/46) in Wokingham
4Bradfield C.E. Primary School92%21%1st (1/56) in West Berkshire
5Streatley Church of England Primary School91%9%Top 6% (3/56) in West Berkshire
6Theale C.E. Primary School89%30%Top 8% (4/56) in West Berkshire
7Hawkedon Primary School86%24%Top 11% (5/46) in Wokingham
8Oxford Road Community School86%0%Top 6% (2/37) in Reading
9Civitas Academy84%20%Top 9% (3/37) in Reading
10Alfred Sutton Primary School83%7%Top 11% (4/37) in Reading
11Aldryngton Primary School82%16%Top 16% (7/46) in Wokingham
12Radstock Primary School81%13%Top 22% (10/46) in Wokingham
13Goring Church of England Aided Primary School81%12%Top 12% (27/231) in Oxfordshire
14Waltham St Lawrence Primary School81%5%Top 19% (5/27) in Windsor and Maidenhead
15Crazies Hill Church of England Primary School80%10%Top 24% (11/46) in Wokingham
16The Heights Primary School79%15%Top 14% (5/37) in Reading
17South Lake Primary School77%12%Top 27% (12/46) in Wokingham
18Moorlands Primary School77%8%Top 17% (6/37) in Reading
19St Paul's Catholic Primary School77%4%Top 13% (7/56) in West Berkshire
20Caversham Primary School76%12%Top 19% (7/37) in Reading
21The Coombes Church of England Primary School75%10%Top 35% (16/46) in Wokingham
22St Martin's Catholic Primary School74%9%Top 22% (8/37) in Reading
23Willow Bank Junior School73%10%Top 37% (17/46) in Wokingham
24Loddon Primary School73%7%Top 40% (18/46) in Wokingham
25Birch Copse Primary School72%20%Top 15% (8/56) in West Berkshire
26E P Collier Primary School72%17%Top 25% (9/37) in Reading
27Hillside Primary School72%17%Top 42% (19/46) in Wokingham
28Caversham Park Primary School72%0%Top 28% (10/37) in Reading
29Polehampton Church of England Junior School71%5%Top 48% (22/46) in Wokingham
30Sonning Common Primary School70%14%Top 30% (69/231) in Oxfordshire
31Rivermead Primary School70%8%(27/46) in Wokingham
32Silchester Church of England Primary School70%6%Top 33% (100/307) in Hampshire
33Earley St Peter's Church of England Primary School69%20%(29/46) in Wokingham
34Highwood Primary School69%15%(30/46) in Wokingham
35Springfield Primary School69%12%Top 20% (11/56) in West Berkshire
36Emmer Green Primary School69%10%Top 30% (11/37) in Reading
37The Piggott School69%7%(31/46) in Wokingham
38Englefield C.E. Primary School69%0%Top 22% (12/56) in West Berkshire
39Robert Piggott CofE Junior School68%21%(32/46) in Wokingham
40Churchend Primary Academy68%18%Top 33% (12/37) in Reading
41Manor Primary School68%14%Top 36% (13/37) in Reading
42Battle Primary Academy68%9%Top 38% (14/37) in Reading
43Park Lane Primary School68%3%Top 41% (15/37) in Reading
44Kidmore End Church of England Primary School68%0%Top 41% (93/231) in Oxfordshire
45Coley Primary School67%7%Top 44% (16/37) in Reading
46Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School67%0%Top 27% (15/56) in West Berkshire
47Wilson Primary School66%9%Top 46% (17/37) in Reading
48The Palmer Primary Academy66%9%Top 46% (17/37) in Reading
49St Mary & All Saints Church of England Primary School66%8%(19/37) in Reading
50Kennet Valley Primary School66%3%Top 31% (17/56) in West Berkshire
51Whitchurch Primary School65%25%Top 47% (107/231) in Oxfordshire
52English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School65%17%(20/37) in Reading
53Katesgrove Primary School64%9%(21/37) in Reading
54The Hill Primary School64%2%(22/37) in Reading
55St Anne's Catholic Primary School63%21%(23/37) in Reading
56Woodley CofE Primary School63%12%(37/46) in Wokingham
57Lambs Lane Primary School63%10%(38/46) in Wokingham
58Purley CofE Primary School62%0%Top 38% (21/56) in West Berkshire
59New Town Primary School61%10%(24/37) in Reading
60Downsway Primary School61%3%Top 40% (22/56) in West Berkshire
61Knowl Hill Church of England Primary Academy60%0%(17/27) in Windsor and Maidenhead
62Sulhamstead and Ufton Nervet School59%35%Top 47% (26/56) in West Berkshire
63Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School59%7%(42/46) in Wokingham
64Westwood Farm Junior School58%12%Top 49% (27/56) in West Berkshire
65St John's Church of England Primary School58%2%(25/37) in Reading
66Christ The King Catholic Primary School57%7%(26/37) in Reading
67Pangbourne Primary School56%12%(30/56) in West Berkshire
68Woolhampton C.E. Primary School56%11%(31/56) in West Berkshire
69Geoffrey Field Junior School56%9%(27/37) in Reading
70The Ridgeway Primary School54%8%(28/37) in Reading
71New Christ Church Church of England Primary School54%8%(28/37) in Reading
72Garland Junior School54%6%(34/56) in West Berkshire
73Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School53%4%(30/37) in Reading
74Beechwood Primary School53%0%(43/46) in Wokingham
75Grazeley Church of England Primary School53%0%(43/46) in Wokingham
76Bucklebury C.E. Primary School53%0%(39/56) in West Berkshire
77Woodcote Primary School52%4%(178/231) in Oxfordshire
78The Colleton Primary School52%2%(45/46) in Wokingham
79Calcot Junior School51%4%(40/56) in West Berkshire
80Redlands Primary School50%11%(31/37) in Reading
81Ranikhet Academy50%8%(32/37) in Reading
82Basildon C.E. Primary School50%6%(43/56) in West Berkshire
83Burghfield St Mary's C.E. Primary School50%3%(44/56) in West Berkshire
84Thameside Primary School49%4%(33/37) in Reading
85Aldermaston C.E. Primary School48%0%(47/56) in West Berkshire
86Meadow Park Academy47%0%(34/37) in Reading
87Micklands Primary School43%0%(35/37) in Reading
88St Michael's Primary School38%7%(36/37) in Reading
89Long Lane Primary School38%3%(51/56) in West Berkshire
90Southcote Primary School31%2%(37/37) in Reading
91Brimpton C.E. Primary School20%0%(55/56) in West Berkshire
92Beenham Primary School0%0%(56/56) in West Berkshire

Not ranked: All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School, Calcot Infant School and Nursery, Geoffrey Field Infant School, Green Park Village Primary Academy, Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School, Mrs Bland's Infant School, Polehampton Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Robert Piggott CofE Infant School, Shinfield Infant and Nursery School, Westwood Farm Infant School, Willow Bank Infant School: no published figure for the newest year (DfE hides figures for small year groups), or no published results.

Best ranked within 3 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centreExpected standardHigher standardLeague rank
St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary SchoolWoodley2.7 miles90%24%Top 7% (3/46) in Wokingham

Ranked on 2025 KS2 results: the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths; the share reaching the higher standard breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 62%. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, key stage 2 school performance tables, 2024/25; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Secondary schools (GCSE)

Reading's own ranking

In ReadingSchoolAttainment 8Grade 5+ English and mathsLeague rank
1Kendrick School (grammar)82.499%1st (1/9) in Reading
2Reading School (grammar)80.697%Top 23% (2/9) in Reading
3The Piggott School61.072%Top 20% (2/10) in Wokingham
4Maiden Erlegh School59.377%Top 30% (3/10) in Wokingham
5The Willink School55.864%Top 20% (2/10) in West Berkshire
6Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre54.964%Top 34% (3/9) in Reading
7Langtree School54.063%Top 18% (7/41) in Oxfordshire
8Waingels53.360%Top 50% (5/10) in Wokingham
9Reading Girls' School52.258%Top 45% (4/9) in Reading
10The Bulmershe School50.653%(7/10) in Wokingham
11Denefield School49.049%Top 50% (5/10) in West Berkshire
12Little Heath School48.849%(6/10) in West Berkshire
13Maiden Erlegh School in Reading47.544%(5/9) in Reading
14Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School46.345%(6/9) in Reading
15Theale Green School42.235%(10/10) in West Berkshire
16Oakbank School40.738%(10/10) in Wokingham
17King's Academy Prospect39.742%(7/9) in Reading
18The WREN School39.234%(8/9) in Reading
19Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge39.232%(34/41) in Oxfordshire
20UTC Reading34.528%(9/9) in Reading

Not ranked: Hartland High School, River Academy: no published figure for the newest year (DfE hides figures for small year groups), or no published results.

Best ranked within 6 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centreAttainment 8Grade 5+ English and mathsLeague rank
The Holt SchoolWokingham5.5 miles65.283%1st (1/10) in Wokingham
Gillotts SchoolHenley-on-Thames6.0 miles60.274%1st (1/41) in Oxfordshire
Bohunt School WokinghamWokingham5.2 miles58.472%Top 40% (4/10) in Wokingham
The Emmbrook SchoolWokingham5.0 miles50.556%(8/10) in Wokingham
The Forest SchoolWokingham3.7 miles49.952%(9/10) in Wokingham

Ranked on 2026 GCSE results: Attainment 8, the average grade across eight GCSEs; the share with grade 5 or above in English and maths breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 47.4. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, key stage 4 school performance tables, 2025/26; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Sixth forms and colleges (A level)

Reading's own ranking

In ReadingSchoolPoints per A level entryValue addedLeague rank
1Reading School (grammar)49.0+0.061st (1/7) in Reading
2Kendrick School (grammar)44.5-0.13Top 29% (2/7) in Reading
3The Piggott School38.8+0.01Top 25% (2/8) in Wokingham
4Maiden Erlegh School38.4+0.12Top 38% (3/8) in Wokingham
5The Bulmershe School37.2+0.09Top 50% (4/8) in Wokingham
6Denefield School36.0-0.17Top 23% (2/9) in West Berkshire
7The Willink School35.3+0.15(5/9) in West Berkshire
8Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre34.4+0.16Top 43% (3/7) in Reading
9Waingels33.0+0.05(7/8) in Wokingham
10Theale Green School32.1+0.17(7/9) in West Berkshire
11Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School31.5-0.07(4/7) in Reading
12Little Heath School31.2+0.01(8/9) in West Berkshire
13The WREN School25.0-0.16(5/7) in Reading
14King's Academy Prospect24.9-0.22(6/7) in Reading
15UTC Reading23.2-0.26(7/7) in Reading

Best ranked within 6 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centrePoints per A level entryValue addedLeague rank
The Holt SchoolWokingham5.5 miles42.3+0.181st (1/8) in Wokingham
The Emmbrook SchoolWokingham5.0 miles36.1+0.48(5/8) in Wokingham
The Forest SchoolWokingham3.7 miles28.7-0.15(8/8) in Wokingham

Ranked on 2025 A level results: average points per A level entry; value added breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 35.0. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, 2024/25; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Private schools (A level)

Reading's own ranking

In ReadingSchoolPoints per A level entryLeague rank
1The Abbey School Reading44.11st (1/3) in Reading
2Queen Anne's School42.5(2/3) in Reading
3Leighton Park School40.0(3/3) in Reading

Best ranked within 12 miles

SchoolTownFrom the centrePoints per A level entryLeague rank
Wellington College8.6 miles46.41st (1/4) in Bracknell Forest
Reading Blue Coat SchoolBerkshire2.8 miles44.51st (1/3) in Wokingham
Bradfield CollegeBradfield7.3 miles43.6Top 50% (2/4) in West Berkshire
Reddam House BerkshireWokingham3.8 miles41.6(2/3) in Wokingham
Cranford SchoolWallingford11.2 miles37.9(15/20) in Oxfordshire
Luckley House School6.1 miles37.0(3/3) in Wokingham
Heathfield SchoolAscot11.1 miles36.4Top 50% (2/4) in Bracknell Forest
Shiplake CollegeHenley-on-Thames4.9 miles35.0(16/20) in Oxfordshire
The Oratory School7.5 miles34.7(17/20) in Oxfordshire
Claires Court SchoolsMaidenhead11.5 miles34.6(5/5) in Windsor and Maidenhead

Ranked on 2025 A level results: average points per A level entry. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England (private schools): 43.0. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, 2024/25; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

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League tables: Reading Primary · Reading GCSE · West Berkshire Primary · West Berkshire GCSE · Wokingham Primary · Wokingham GCSE · Oxfordshire Primary · Oxfordshire GCSE · Windsor and Maidenhead Primary · Windsor and Maidenhead GCSE · Hampshire Primary · Hampshire GCSE.

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