Birch Copse Primary School
Wittenham Avenue, Reading, RG31 5LN
420 pupils · 100% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Free school meals
- 6.9%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2024) — 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 9 July 2024, published 10 September 2024. 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 | 20% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.65 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 99 | 181 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 58 | 80 | 155 | 58 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 74 | 164 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 53 | 49 | 131 | 53 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 61 | 160 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 61 | 155 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 69 | 164 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 78 | 178 | 60 |
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 Paul's Catholic Primary School 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Park Lane Primary School 0.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Springfield Primary School 0.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Moorlands Primary School 1.5 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Downsway Primary School 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Calcot Infant School and Nursery 1.6 km · Good (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.