St Martin's Catholic Primary School

About St Martin's Catholic Primary School

St Martin's Catholic Primary School is a small, state-funded primary in Reading with a current roll of 141 pupils against a capacity of 210, meaning it operates well below its maximum size. This undersubscription is interesting given the clear demand for places: for the 2025/26 intake, the school received 21 applications for just 7 available places, with 6 of those offers going to first-preference families. The oversubscription ratio of 3 to 1 suggests that while the school is popular among those who apply, its overall capacity isn't being fully utilised, possibly due to its faith-based admissions criteria or local demographic patterns. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals stands at 15.6%, which is slightly below the national average for primary schools and indicates a relatively less disadvantaged intake compared with many Reading primaries. The school's Roman Catholic character is a defining feature, and families considering it should be comfortable with a faith-based environment, though the data doesn't specify how strictly this is applied in admissions.

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