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Churchend Primary Academy

3–11Ages
401Pupils
PrimaryPhase
136457URN

Usk Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 4HP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.4 below Reading median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Reading

124 applications for 60 places · 25th of 36 in Reading

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%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 · 6 December 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision		Requires improvement

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

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Reading median (2.5) close to England median (2.2)

124 applications · 60 places offered · 53 named it first

2026 2.1; Reading median median 2.5
2025 2.1; Reading median median 2.6
2024 2.1; Reading median median 2.5
2023 2.1; Reading median median 2.3
2022 2.4; Reading median median 2.1
2021 2.2; Reading median median 2.3
2020 3.0; Reading median median 2.4
2019 3.0; Reading median median 2.4
2018 3.3; Reading median median 2.5
2017 4.2; Reading median median 2.4
2016 3.7; Reading median median 2.5
2015 3.5; Reading median median 2.4
2014 3.4; Reading median median 2.3

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	124	2.1	53	0.88
Sep 2025	48	100	2.1	40	0.83
Sep 2024	56	120	2.1	49	0.88
Sep 2023	60	128	2.1	60	1.00
Sep 2022	60	146	2.4	71	1.18
Sep 2021	60	132	2.2	62	1.03
Sep 2020	59	176	3.0	76	1.29
Sep 2019	59	175	3.0	70	1.19
Sep 2018	59	197	3.3	95	1.61
Sep 2017	59	248	4.2	106	1.80
Sep 2016	60	224	3.7	69	1.15
Sep 2015	60	211	3.5	87	1.45
Sep 2014	60	203	3.4	78	1.30

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 77% · Maths 73% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%12th of 37 in Reading

Reading 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Reading 77% England 78%

Higher standard41%

Reading 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Reading 72% England 75%

Greater depth21%

Reading 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Reading 75% England 77%

Higher standard30%

Reading 31% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	68%	18%	106	105
2023/24	65%	10%	108	107
2022/23	66%	15%	109	108

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

Churchend Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

2.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Primary School
0.5 km · Reading

Remains Good2023

3.4applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Moorlands Primary School
0.6 km · Reading

Standards maintained2025

4.2applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School
0.7 km · Reading

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Ranikhet Academy
1.1 km · Reading

2026

2.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Meadow Park Academy
1.1 km · Reading

Good2023

2.2applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Kennet Valley Primary School
1.1 km · West Berkshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Manor Primary School
1.2 km · Reading

Good2023

1.9applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Park Lane Primary School
1.3 km · Reading

Good2023

2.6applications per place 68%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 136457 · 870/2031
Trust: Orchard Learning Alliance
Capacity: 446 pupils · 401 on roll
Free school meals: 17.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2011
Replaced: Churchend Primary School (URN 109797)
Address: Usk Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 4HP
Local authority: Reading

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