Fully selective state school · Reading
Reading School 11+ admissions
Current entrance requirements, dates and school facts with links to the official evidence used. Unknown information is labelled rather than estimated.
September 2027 entry
Evidence reviewed 26 August 2026
At a glance
- Address
- Erleigh Road, Reading, South East, RG1 5LW
- Year 7 admission
- Boys for Year 7 admission
- School type
- Fully selective state school
- Funding
- State-funded
- Day or boarding
- Boarding school; day provision not confirmed
- Religion or denomination
- GIAS records no applicable religious character.
- Published admission number
- 150
- September 2027 entry
- Academically selected places
- 150
- September 2027 entry
- Preferences per offer
- The current DfE applications and offers release has not yet been joined to this record.
- Assessment provider
- GIAS does not publish the current assessment provider.
Selection route
Assessment route not published.
- Eligibility
- Boys normally born between 1 September 2015 and 31 August 2016 must register for and complete the Reading School entrance test, be deemed of eligible academic ability, list Reading School on the on-time Local Authority Common Application Form, and meet the policy's stated boarding suitability requirement where applying for boarding.
- Score policy
- Entrance-test data produces age-adjusted standardised scores and the Governors' Admissions Committee determines the 2027 eligible score from the cohort, previous cohorts, oversubscription criteria and PAN; this is not a pre-defined pass mark, and sporting aptitude places require an eligible score plus the published sporting threshold.
- Oversubscription
- For eligible candidates, named EHCP applicants are admitted first, followed by priority places for looked-after or previously looked-after candidates, catchment Pupil or Service Premium, social or welfare need and staff, then sporting aptitude, feeder schools, Reading priority postcodes, catchment and all other eligible candidates; standardised score ranking, Discovery score, distance and independent random allocation are applied as specified.
- Registration
- GIAS does not publish the current test registration URL.
What the assessment covers
GIAS does not publish the current assessed subjects.
Key dates
- Registration opens
- GIAS does not publish the current registration opening date.
- Registration deadline
- GIAS does not publish the current registration deadline.
- Test date
- GIAS does not publish the current test dates.
- CAF deadline
- GIAS does not publish the current CAF deadline.
- National Offer Day
- GIAS does not publish the current offer date.
Fees
- Fee per term
- This is a state-funded school.
- Fee per year
- This is a state-funded school.
- Published fee context
- This is a state-funded school.
Inspection context
Inspection outcomes are maintained separately and are not present in current GIAS downloads.
Relevant skills and exercises
Nearby and related schools
Questions families ask
Which 11+ test does Reading School use?
The current official evidence does not yet publish Reading School's school-specific test details for September 2027 entry.
How many Year 7 places does Reading School have?
Reading School's published admission number is 150 for September 2027 entry.
Who is eligible to apply to Reading School?
Boys normally born between 1 September 2015 and 31 August 2016 must register for and complete the Reading School entrance test, be deemed of eligible academic ability, list Reading School on the on-time Local Authority Common Application Form, and meet the policy's stated boarding suitability requirement where applying for boarding.
Are Reading School's 2027/28 oversubscription criteria published?
For eligible candidates, named EHCP applicants are admitted first, followed by priority places for looked-after or previously looked-after candidates, catchment Pupil or Service Premium, social or welfare need and staff, then sporting aptitude, feeder schools, Reading priority postcodes, catchment and all other eligible candidates; standardised score ranking, Discovery score, distance and independent random allocation are applied as specified.
What subjects should a child prepare for Reading School?
The exact assessed subjects for Reading School are not yet published in the current evidence. The preparation links are general 11+ practice, not a claim about this school's format.
How current is the information for Reading School?
Trace Learn reviewed 3 attached evidence sources by 2026-08-26. Unknown facts stay labelled and should be checked again before applying.
Sources and review record
- Open state-funded school fields CSV
Department for Education. Accessed 25 August 2026. GIAS register snapshot on 25 August 2026.
- ONS Postcode Directory May 2026 school-postcode centroid extract
Office for National Statistics. Accessed 25 August 2026. ONS Postcode Directory, May 2026.
- Year 7 Day and Boarding Admissions Policies - 2027 entry
Reading School. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.
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