Community school · Reading

E P Collier Primary School

3–11Ages
352Pupils
PrimaryPhase
109780URN

Ross Road, Reading, RG1 8DZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

0.6 above Reading median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Reading

80 applications for 26 places · 12th of 36 in Reading

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

72%met the expected standard

Reading 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 7 February 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.1applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Reading median (2.5) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

80 applications · 26 places offered · 24 named it first

2026 3.1; Reading median median 2.5
2025 2.0; Reading median median 2.6
2024 1.9; Reading median median 2.5
2023 2.3; Reading median median 2.3
2022 1.9; Reading median median 2.1
2021 2.2; Reading median median 2.3
2020 2.0; Reading median median 2.4
2019 2.0; Reading median median 2.4
2018 2.2; Reading median median 2.5
2017 1.4; Reading median median 2.4
2016 1.5; Reading median median 2.5
2015 1.5; Reading median median 2.4
2014 1.3; Reading median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Reading median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
Reading median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	26	80	3.1	24	0.92
Sep 2025	47	95	2.0	45	0.96
Sep 2024	51	99	1.9	44	0.86
Sep 2023	39	88	2.3	37	0.95
Sep 2022	29	55	1.9	26	0.90
Sep 2021	27	59	2.2	24	0.89
Sep 2020	33	66	2.0	29	0.88
Sep 2019	50	98	2.0	39	0.78
Sep 2018	38	83	2.2	34	0.89
Sep 2017	60	86	1.4	33	0.55
Sep 2016	60	89	1.5	35	0.58
Sep 2015	57	85	1.5	34	0.60
Sep 2014	63	79	1.3	30	0.48

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 74% · Maths 75% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%9th of 37 in Reading

Reading 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Reading 77% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Reading 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Reading 72% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Reading 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Reading 75% England 77%

Higher standard42%

Reading 31% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Reading median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	72%	17%	107	107
2023/24	60%	5%	105	104
2022/23	61%	11%	105	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

E P Collier Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.1applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Civitas Academy
0.6 km · Reading

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Thameside Primary School
0.6 km · Reading

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Oxford Road Community School
1.0 km · Reading

Standards maintained2024

5.0applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Reading

Standards maintained2024

2.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Caversham Primary School
1.3 km · Reading

Good2023

3.8applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Coley Primary School
1.4 km · Reading

Remains Good2024

4.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School
1.4 km · Reading

2026

5.5applications per place
All Saints Junior School
1.4 km · Reading

Graded · no overall grade2024

100%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 109780 · 870/2006
Capacity: 472 pupils · 352 on roll
Free school meals: 18.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Ross Road, Reading, RG1 8DZ
Local authority: Reading

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources