Fully selective state school · Reading
Reading School 11+ admissions
September 2027 entryEvidence reviewed 26 August 2026Current entrance requirements, dates and school facts with links to the official evidence used. Unknown information is labelled rather than estimated.
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
- 150September 2027 entry
- Academically selected places
- 150September 2027 entry
- Preferences per offer
- 3.4DfE National Offer Day, September 2026 entry. This is not a pass probability.
- 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.
Who gets priority
Catchment details not published in this guide.
Read the admissions policyApplications and offers over time
DfE preferences and offers at National Offer Day. Each preference is a school named on an application; a child can name several schools. These figures describe past demand and do not predict an offer.
| September entry | Preferences | Offers | Preferences per offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Preferences492 | Offers146 | Preferences per offer3.37 |
| 2025 | Preferences448 | Offers146 | Preferences per offer3.07 |
| 2024 | Preferences524 | Offers146 | Preferences per offer3.59 |
| 2023 | Preferences498 | Offers148 | Preferences per offer3.36 |
| 2022 | Preferences503 | Offers147 | Preferences per offer3.42 |
| 2021 | Preferences696 | Offers146 | Preferences per offer4.77 |
| 2020 | Preferences337 | Offers146 | Preferences per offer2.31 |
| 2019 | Preferences344 | Offers149 | Preferences per offer2.31 |
| 2018 | Preferences309 | Offers148 | Preferences per offer2.09 |
| 2017 | Preferences299 | Offers150 | Preferences per offer1.99 |
| 2016 | Preferences310 | Offers143 | Preferences per offer2.17 |
| 2015 | Preferences301 | Offers115 | Preferences per offer2.62 |
| 2014 | Preferences333 | Offers108 | Preferences per offer3.08 |
School identifiers are joined across documented predecessor links. Missing and suppressed values stay unpublished. Latest dataset: September 2026 entry. Checked 2026-10-01.
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- Department for Education: School level secondary and primary applications and offers 2026 (AppsandOffers_2026_SchoolLevel29062026.csv)
- Department for Education: Get Information about Schools all establishments CSV (edubasealldata20261001.csv)
- Department for Education: Get Information about Schools establishment links CSV (links_edubasealldata20261001.csv)
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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.
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Fees
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- Tuition fee per term
- This is a state-funded school.
- Tuition 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.
Practise for this school's test
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Sample papers
Official papers for this school's test, from the school itself or the body that runs the test, linked from the publisher's own site. Trace Learn does not host copies.
| Paper | Published by | Subjects | Answers | Opens on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FSCE entrance test familiarisation guide for children | Published byReading School · 2026 · Familiarisation booklet | SubjectsMixed subjects | Answersno answers published | Opens onopens on reading-school.co.uk |
| FSCE entrance test familiarisation guide for parents | Published byReading School · 2026 · Familiarisation booklet | SubjectsMixed subjects | Answersno answers published | Opens onopens on reading-school.co.uk |
| Reading School entrance test familiarisation booklet (earlier edition) | Published byReading School · Familiarisation booklet | SubjectsMixed subjects | Answersno answers published | Opens onopens on reading-school.co.uk |
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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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