Thameside Primary School
Harley Road, Reading, RG4 8DB
322 pupils · 77% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Reading
- Free school meals
- 19.3%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2025) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
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 24 April 2025, published 9 June 2025. 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 | 49% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 4% |
“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 — 0.89 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 56 | 50 | 132 | 56 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 43 | 39 | 124 | 43 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 41 | 39 | 139 | 41 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 44 | 34 | 116 | 42 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 44 | 37 | 117 | 44 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 61 | 144 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 50 | 42 | 133 | 49 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 54 | 39 | 132 | 53 |
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
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School 0.4 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- E P Collier Primary School 0.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Caversham Primary School 0.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Civitas Academy 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Oxford Road Community School 1.6 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- The Hill Primary School 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · 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.