Churchend Primary Academy, Reading

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are a two-form entry primary academy with a nursery, located in Tilehurst, Berkshire, with 60 places in each year group. Our school ethos embraces the values of aim high , care , positivity , resilience , respect and responsibility , while our learning environment is calm and nurturing."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care until 6:00pm.

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at Churchend Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 73% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Reading and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 86% in reading and 84% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 53 families put Churchend Primary Academy as their first choice and 124 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 3 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Churchend Primary Academy are St Michael's Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 53% reading, 51% maths); Moorlands Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 83% reading, 81% maths); English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 83% reading, 86% maths); and Ranikhet Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 54% reading, 58% maths).

Churchend Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Churchend Primary Academy is one of 10 schools run by Orchard Learning Alliance, an academy trust.

16.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 27.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (33%), Asian (31%) and Mixed (19%).

In 2026, 36 pupils (9%) received SEN support and 12 (3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Tilehurst Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cockney Hill (adjacent), 150 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Churchend Primary Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Churchend Primary Academy issued 7 suspensions, 1.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Churchend Primary Academy are King's Academy Prospect (0.5 miles), Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School (1.1 miles) and Little Heath School (1.3 miles).