Katesgrove Primary School

About Katesgrove Primary School

Katesgrove Primary School sits within the Reading local authority, where it ranks 10th out of 38 primary schools — placing it comfortably in the top tier locally. Its nearest Outstanding-rated neighbour is All Saints Junior School, just over a kilometre away, while other high-performing peers in the area include Redlands Primary School and Alfred Sutton Primary School. Katesgrove holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained consistently across its two most recent inspections, the most recent being an ungraded visit in October 2023 which confirmed the school remains Good. The school is led by headteacher Lisa Telling and serves a large cohort of 689 pupils, with capacity for 708. Around 17% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is slightly above the national average for primary schools, and the school offers nursery provision for children from age three.

Academically, Katesgrove performs well above the local authority average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 66% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with the Reading LA average of 61%. The school’s ranking score of 66 places it in the top 50% nationally and in the top 40% regionally within the South East. Subject-level results show particular strength in writing, where 79% met the expected standard and 11% achieved the higher standard. In reading, 78% reached the expected level and 33% hit the higher threshold, while maths saw 76% at expected and 41% at the higher level. Average scaled scores were 105 in reading and 106 in maths. Progress scores are not available in the data, but the attainment figures suggest solid teaching across the core subjects.

The school is well equipped with facilities including a library, music rooms, art studios, an ICT suite, a gymnasium, playing fields and a Forest School area. Sports provision covers gymnastics, netball, tennis, athletics, dance, cross country and rounders, while extracurricular clubs include chess, coding and gardening. Katesgrove is oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, there were 191 applications for 79 places, with 76 first-preference offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.42. The school supports a range of SEND needs, including autistic spectrum disorder, speech, language and communication needs, social and emotional mental health needs, hearing impairment and other difficulties or disabilities. This is a popular, well-regarded primary that suits families looking for strong academic outcomes within a large, inclusive setting in central Reading.

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