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Oxford Road Community School

  • 3–11Ages
  • 244Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • 109786URN

146 Oxford Road, Reading, RG1 7PJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted
Graded GoodOct 2014
Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Nov 2024
Applications per place · Sept 2026
5.0per place
2.5 above Reading median (2.5)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Reading

149 applications for 30 places · 2nd of 36 in Reading
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
86%met the expected standard

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded GoodOct 2014
Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Nov 2024

Inspection history

  1. 20 November 2024
    Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
  2. 15 October 2014
    Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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
5.0applications per place, Reception
2.5 above Reading median (2.5) 2.8 above England median (2.2)

149 applications · 30 places offered · 38 named it first

  1. 2026 5.0; Reading median median 2.5
  2. 2025 5.9; Reading median median 2.6
  3. 2024 6.1; Reading median median 2.5
  4. 2023 6.3; Reading median median 2.3
  5. 2022 5.9; Reading median median 2.1
  6. 2021 6.0; Reading median median 2.3
  7. 2020 6.4; Reading median median 2.4
  8. 2019 5.3; Reading median median 2.4
  9. 2018 5.5; Reading median median 2.5
  10. 2017 6.3; Reading median median 2.4
  11. 2016 5.1; Reading median median 2.5
  12. 2015 5.6; Reading median median 2.4
  13. 2014 5.5; Reading median median 2.3
More applications per place than the Reading median in 13 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 2026301495.0381.27
Sep 2025301775.9471.57
Sep 2024301836.1531.77
Sep 2023301886.3491.63
Sep 2022291715.9531.83
Sep 2021301796.0581.93
Sep 2020301926.4581.93
Sep 2019301605.3511.70
Sep 2018301665.5461.53
Sep 2017301886.3471.57
Sep 2016301545.1491.63
Sep 2015301685.6541.80
Sep 2014301665.5511.70

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 86% · Maths 100% → all three 86% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard86%2nd of 37 in Reading
Reading
Expected standard93%
Higher standard55%
Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard86%
Greater depth0%
Maths
Expected standard100%
Higher standard31%
Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Reading median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2586%0%110108
2023/2457%7%107106
2022/2366%0%106103

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

  • 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
109786 · 870/2016
Capacity
292 pupils · 244 on roll
Free school meals
33.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision
Resourced provision
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Address
146 Oxford Road, Reading, RG1 7PJ
Local authority
Reading

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