E P Collier Primary School
Ross Road, Reading, RG1 8DZ
352 pupils · 75% of 472 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Reading
- Free school meals
- 18.8%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 7 February 2023, published 21 March 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 72% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 17% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.92 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 26 | 24 | 80 | 25 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 47 | 45 | 95 | 47 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 51 | 44 | 99 | 50 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 39 | 37 | 88 | 39 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 29 | 26 | 55 | 29 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 27 | 24 | 59 | 27 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 33 | 29 | 66 | 33 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 50 | 39 | 98 | 50 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Civitas Academy 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Thameside Primary School 0.6 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Oxford Road Community School 1 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School 1 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Caversham Primary School 1.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Coley Primary School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.