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Addington School

Woodlands Avenue, Woodley, Reading, Berkshire, RG5 3EU ·

Ofsted:Outstanding· 2023
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At a glance

A state special school for ages 3–19 in Reading. Confirmed as Outstanding at an ungraded Ofsted inspection (March 2023). Results aren't compared with the England average for special schools.

Ages
3–19
Pupils
311
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
Wokingham
Academy trust
ASCENDANCY PARTNERSHIP TRUST
Headteacher
Mrs Lynda Wood
Opened
Dec 2024
Nursery
Has nursery classes

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Latest ungraded inspection (29 Mar 2023): School remains Outstanding

The school's last graded inspection took place before 2019.

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2022/23 · 20 pupils

Attainment 8
1.0
England 46.1
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
0%
England 45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & maths
5%
England 64.8%
Progress 8
-1.49
2022/23 · CI -2.13 to -0.85
This school
1
Wokingham
53.2
England
46.1
Earlier years include results published for this school's predecessor (URN 110187), for example before it converted to an academy.

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

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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.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils
308
Capacity
255
122% full
Girls / boys
31/69
Mixed
  • Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)22.1%
  • English as an additional language11.4%
  • SEN support0%
  • Education, Health and Care plan100%
  • The black tick shows the median for state-funded all-through schools in England.
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