The Avenue Special School
The Avenue Centre, Conwy Close, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 4BZ ·
At a glance
A state special school for ages 2–19 in Reading. Rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection (May 2023). Results aren't compared with the England average for special schools.
- Ages
- 2–19
- Pupils
- 253
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Reading
- Academy trust
- THE AVENUE SCHOOL SPECIAL NEEDS ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Symon Cooke
- Opened
- Sept 2011
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
Inspection
Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
Safeguarding effective: Yes
Exam results
Department for Education performance tables
GCSE results, 2018/19 · 15 pupils
Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.
Admissions
Demand for places and how places are allocated
No school-level applications data is published for this school. It may admit pupils at a different age, or be a special or post-16 provider.
Catchment area
We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.
Last distance offered
Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.
Pupils
School census 2024/25
- Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)39.6%
- English as an additional language35%
- SEN support0%
- Education, Health and Care plan100%
- The black tick shows the median for state-funded all-through schools in England.