The Abbey School Reading
A private school sets its own entry, usually by assessment and interview; offer-day figures are not published.
Summary
The key facts, in one place- Inspection
- Independent Schools Inspectorate: standards met, February 2026
- Results
- B+ average a level grade
- Size
- 807 pupils
- Faith
- Christian
- Run by
- Its proprietor
- Type
- Independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 19 · Girls
- Fees
- Day £16,305 to £27,150 a year
- A faith school: read its admission policy for any priority by faith.
- Selective: places go by the 11+ test first.
Overview
Getting in
- A private school sets its own entry, usually by assessment and interview. Offer-day figures are not published for private schools.
Quality
- Independent Schools Inspectorate: standards met
- Average A level grade: B+
- Progress, set against pupils who started with the same results: average
Daily life
- Nearest stops, in a straight line: bus 127 m
- 74 police-reported road collisions within 500 m (0 fatal, 9 serious)
- Air: nitrogen dioxide 12.2 µg/m³, PM2.5 7.3 (1 km square, background level)
- Absence and suspension figures are not published for this school (DfE covers state schools only).
Who runs it
- A private school is not part of a state trust; its owner is named on its own website.
Getting in
How far offers reached
How far away the last child offered a place under the distance rule lived, as the council measures it. It changes every year with who applies: a record, not a promise. Children with a higher priority can be offered places from further away.Year 7. Distance of the last child offered a place on offer day. What the last distance means →
Results
Results
| Measure | This school | England | Council | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average A level grade | B+ | — | — | 2024/2025 |
Source: DfE school performance tables, 2024/2025.
League table place
| Table | League rank |
|---|---|
| Private schools: A level | 1st (1/3) |
Source: DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase.
Where leavers go
| Stage | Leavers in | Pupils | In a sustained place | Of which |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| After sixth form | 2023/24 | 97 | 93% | Further education 1.0%; Apprenticeship 1.0%; Employment 7.2% |
| After sixth form | 2022/23 | 85 | 93% | Further education 1.2%; Apprenticeship 0.0%; Employment 5.9% |
| After sixth form | 2021/22 | 76 | 90% | Further education 2.6%; Apprenticeship 2.6%; Employment 6.6% |
Source: DfE, destination measures. A figure DfE hides for a small group is left out, not shown as nought. The newest year may be provisional.
Daily life
Stops nearby
| Kind | Nearest (metres, straight line) |
|---|---|
| bus | 127 |
Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes), current. A stop across a railway or main road may be a long walk. Bus frequency is not held.
Road collisions within 500 m
| Year | Collisions |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 |
| 2024 | 10 |
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2022 | 17 |
| 2021 | 17 |
Source: DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years, 2021 to 2025. 9 serious and 0 fatal in all; 16 involved a pedestrian, 26 a cyclist. Only collisions with an injury reported to police are counted.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Annual mean (µg/m³) | Year |
|---|---|---|
| NO2 | 12.2 | 2024 |
| PM10 | 11.3 | 2024 |
| PM25 | 7.3 | 2024 |
Source: DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps. A 1 km background figure: not the air at the school gate beside a busy road.
Pupils
Who goes there
| Measure | Share of pupils | Year |
|---|---|---|
| SEN support | 17% | 2025/26 |
| Education, health and care plan | 0.0% | 2025/26 |
| Girls | 100% | 2025/26 |
Source: DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs, 2025/26.
Who runs it
Who runs it
- A private school is not part of a state trust; its owner is named on its own website.
Area
Homes in reach of this schoolLook up any home near here: its sales, an open-data valuation, and which schools it keeps in reach.Search homes →Sources
- DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps
- DfE school performance tables
- DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase
- DfE, destination measures
- DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs
- DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes)
- DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years
- School register: DfE Get Information about Schools (this school)
- How we check these figures: How we know
More in schools in Reading and the Reading league table. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.
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