Ranikhet Academy
Spey Road, Reading, RG30 4ED
205 pupils · 87% of 236 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Reading
- Free school meals
- 51.1%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 28 April 2026, published 15 June 2026. 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 | 50% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 8% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.97 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 29 | 66 | 29 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 25 | 25 | 50 | 25 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 25 | 22 | 45 | 23 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 29 | 24 | 60 | 28 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 27 | 15 | 38 | 19 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 17 | 12 | 26 | 14 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 12 | 31 | 14 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 16 | 12 | 28 | 14 |
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
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School 0.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Michael's Primary School 0.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Meadow Park Academy 0.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Moorlands Primary School 0.8 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Wilson Primary School 1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Churchend Primary Academy 1.1 km · Good (2022) · 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.