Community school · Reading

Emmer Green Primary School

4–11Ages
417Pupils
PrimaryPhase
109794URN

Grove Road, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8LN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.7per place

1.3 above Reading median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Reading

224 applications for 60 places · 7th of 36 in Reading

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Reading 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 22 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

3.7applications per place, Reception

1.3 above Reading median (2.5) 1.5 above England median (2.2)

224 applications · 60 places offered · 56 named it first

2026 3.7; Reading median median 2.5
2025 3.5; Reading median median 2.6
2024 3.8; Reading median median 2.5
2023 3.6; Reading median median 2.3
2022 3.3; Reading median median 2.1
2021 3.1; Reading median median 2.3
2020 3.8; Reading median median 2.4
2019 3.9; Reading median median 2.4
2018 3.6; Reading median median 2.5
2017 4.3; Reading median median 2.4
2016 4.9; Reading median median 2.5
2015 4.9; Reading median median 2.4
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.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	60	224	3.7	56	0.93
Sep 2025	60	209	3.5	65	1.08
Sep 2024	60	226	3.8	64	1.07
Sep 2023	60	218	3.6	62	1.03
Sep 2022	60	195	3.3	51	0.85
Sep 2021	60	187	3.1	58	0.97
Sep 2020	60	228	3.8	64	1.07
Sep 2019	59	232	3.9	64	1.08
Sep 2018	60	215	3.6	59	0.98
Sep 2017	60	259	4.3	75	1.25
Sep 2016	60	291	4.9	75	1.25
Sep 2015	59	288	4.9	86	1.46
Sep 2014	59	323	5.5	95	1.61

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 74% · Maths 83% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%11th of 37 in Reading

Reading 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Reading 77% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Reading 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Reading 72% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Reading 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Reading 75% England 77%

Higher standard40%

Reading 31% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	69%	10%	107	106
2023/24	63%	19%	107	106
2022/23	75%	13%	108	106

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

Emmer Green Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
The Hill Primary School
0.6 km · Reading

Remains Good2023

3.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Caversham Primary School
1.2 km · Reading

Good2023

3.8applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Caversham Park Primary School
1.3 km · Reading

Remains Good2023

6.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Martin's Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Reading

2026

2.4applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Micklands Primary School
1.5 km · Reading

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.8applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
1.7 km · Reading

Standards maintained2024

2.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Thameside Primary School
1.9 km · Reading

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
The Heights Primary School
2.0 km · Reading

Standards maintained2024

3.2applications per place 79%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: 109794 · 870/2026
Capacity: 420 pupils · 417 on roll
Free school meals: 3.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Grove Road, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8LN
Local authority: Reading

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