Bucklebury C.E. Primary School
Blacklands Road, Reading, RG7 6QP
99 pupils · 79% of 126 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Free school meals
- 15.5%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2024) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 1 October 2024, published 23 October 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 53% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.91 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 11 | 10 | 27 | 11 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 11 | 6 | 25 | 9 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 22 | 19 | 49 | 22 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 9 | 4 | 22 | 9 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 21 | 18 | 44 | 21 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 16 | 12 | 36 | 16 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 13 | 11 | 27 | 13 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 23 | 23 | 42 | 23 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Francis Baily Primary School 1.9 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Thatcham Park CofE Primary 2.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Finian's Catholic Primary School 2.6 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Spurcroft Primary School 2.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Whitelands Park Primary School 2.9 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School 3.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.