The Coombes Church of England Primary School
School Road, Reading, RG2 9NX
338 pupils · 80% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- THE KEYS ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Wokingham
- Free school meals
- 16.4%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (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 2 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 | 75% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 10% |
“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 — 0.64 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 47 | 30 | 87 | 37 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 48 | 26 | 67 | 33 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 44 | 26 | 76 | 38 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 50 | 23 | 60 | 28 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 17 | 16 | 47 | 15 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 66 | 34 | 79 | 54 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 65 | 32 | 77 | 48 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 43 | 26 | 73 | 38 |
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
- Farley Hill Primary School 2.8 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School 2.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Shinfield Infant and Nursery School 3 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Bearwood Primary School 3.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Gorse Ride Junior School 3.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- The Hawthorns Primary School 3.6 km · Good — confirmed 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.