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Special Schools in Reading

34 special schools from official GIAS records in Reading, England.

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School data currently covers England using official GIAS records. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland may be added when official datasets are integrated.

About schools in Reading

Reading has 34 special schools listed in the Department for Education's Get Information about Schools (GIAS) register. By phase, that is 9 primary (64%), 4 secondary (29%) and 1 nursery (7%). Reading spans 5 local authorities, most special schools sitting in Reading (15). The most common types are community school (9), community special school (7) and other independent special school (6).

How many special schools are there in Reading?

GIAS lists 34 special schools in Reading, England.

What types of special schools are in Reading?

The biggest groups by phase are primary (9), secondary (4) and nursery (1).

Which local authority covers Reading?

Reading spans Reading, West Berkshire and Wokingham; check each school's page for its own authority.

Where does this Reading data come from?

School records come from GIAS; inspection outcomes from Ofsted and results from DfE performance tables, where available for each school.

School listings

  • Addington School

    Community special school

    Reading · RG5 3EU · Wokingham

    Ages 3–19

    • KS20%
    • Absence8.7%
    • FSM20.2%

  • Bishopswood School

    Community special school

    Reading · RG4 9RH · Oxfordshire

    Ages 2–16

    • Absence12.8%
    • FSM41.6%

  • Hephaistos School

    Community special school

    Reading · RG7 1XD · Wokingham

    Ages 9–19

  • Highwood Primary School

    Community school · Primary

    Reading · RG5 3JE · Wokingham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM15.3%
    • Demand0.93

  • Phoenix College

    Community special school

    Reading · RG2 7AY · Reading

    Ages 11–18

    • FSM69.0%

  • Reading Girls' School

    Foundation school · Secondary

    Reading · RG2 7PY · Reading

    Ages 11–18

    • FSM20.7%

  • Ryeish Green School

    Community school · Secondary

    Reading · RG7 1ER · Wokingham

    Ages 11–18

  • Addington School

    Ofsted: School remains Outstanding

    Academy special converter

    Reading · RG5 3EU · Wokingham

    Ages 3–19

    • FSM26.9%

  • Aurora Rowan School

    Other independent special school

    Reading · RG4 9EY · Oxfordshire

    Ages 5–19

  • Bishopswood School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy special sponsor led

    Reading · RG4 9RH · Oxfordshire

    Ages 2–16

    • Absence12.4%
    • FSM52.1%

  • Brookfields School

    Ofsted: School remains Outstanding

    Academy special converter

    Reading · RG31 6SW · West Berkshire

    Ages 3–19

    • FSM30.9%

  • Cressex Lodge School

    Other independent special school

    Reading · RG42 4DE · Bracknell Forest

    Ages 11–18

    • Att89.3
    • EM5+10%

  • E P Collier Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Reading · RG1 8DZ · Reading

    Ages 3–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM18.8%
    • Demand0.92

  • Groveside School

    Other independent special school

    Reading · RG2 7AY · Reading

    Ages 7–16

  • Hamilton School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy special sponsor led

    Reading · RG1 5SG · Reading

    Ages 11–18

    • Att85.2
    • P8-1.8
    • EM5+0%
    • Absence33.9%

  • Haywards Farm School

    Other independent special school

    Reading · RG7 4AS · West Berkshire

    Ages 6–14

  • Highwood Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Reading · RG5 3JE · Wokingham

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM16.5%

  • New Bridge Nursery School

    Ofsted: School remains Outstanding

    Local authority nursery school · Nursery

    Reading · RG4 5AU · Reading

    Ages 2–5

    • FSM16.3%

  • Pangbourne College

    Other independent school

    Reading · RG8 8LA · West Berkshire

    Ages 11–19

    • Att829.3
    • EM5+0%

  • Riseley Green School

    Other independent special school

    Reading · RG7 1QF · Wokingham

    Ages 4–16

  • Southcote Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Reading · RG30 3EJ · Reading

    Ages 4–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM18.0%
    • Demand0.91

  • Thames Valley School

    Ofsted: Good

    Free schools special

    Reading · RG30 4BZ · Reading

    Ages 4–16

    • Att817.5
    • P8-1.9
    • EM5+20%
    • Absence14.8%

  • The Avenue Special School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy special converter

    Reading · RG30 4BZ · Reading

    Ages 2–19

    • KS20%
    • Absence13.4%
    • FSM35.9%

  • The Holy Brook School

    Ofsted: Some aspects not as strong

    Community special school

    Reading · RG30 3LJ · Reading

    Ages 5–11

    • KS20%
    • Absence7.9%
    • FSM67.9%

  • Theale C.E. Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Reading · RG7 5AS · West Berkshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM20.6%
    • Demand0.89

  • Westwood Farm Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Reading · RG31 6RY · West Berkshire

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM12.4%
    • Demand0.95

  • Westwood Farm Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Reading · RG31 6RY · West Berkshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS256%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM14.5%