Lambs Lane Primary School, Reading

In its own words: "It caters for up to 210 children between the ages of four and eleven years. The school also has a Resource which provides up to 10 places for children with complex needs, who are fully integrated into the mainstream school."

From the headteacher's welcome: "We work hard to foster and nurture a love of learning and to take pride in our efforts and achievements. We are a community which values and celebrates the individual and inspires everyone to achieve their highest potential. We have high expectations of the whole school community and challenge everybody, whatever their role, to Reach Out and Shine."

The school runs a breakfast club from 6:50am and after-school care, from £6.50 per session.

Coming up: an open day on Thursday 12 November 2026, an admissions event on Friday 13 November 2026, an admissions event on Friday 4 December 2026 and an admissions event on Friday 16 April 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

Lambs Lane Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 109830), 87% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 67% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

For September 2026 entry, 25 families put Lambs Lane Primary School as their first choice and 80 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Lambs Lane Primary School are Grazeley Church of England Primary School (1 mile); Alder Grove Church of England Primary School (1.5 miles, Good); Shinfield Infant and Nursery School (1.8 miles); and Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School (1.8 miles).

Lambs Lane Primary School is one of 10 schools run by Orchard Learning Alliance, an academy trust.

11.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (66%), Mixed (10%) and Asian (9%).

In 2026, 8 pupils (3.8%) received SEN support and 16 (7.6%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

Lambs Lane Primary School has a resourced provision for other difficulties or disabilities: 10 places, 9 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Mortimer Rail Station, about 2.7 miles away in a straight line.

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lambs Lane (w-bound), 160 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 20 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Wokingham (70).