Secondary school

River Academy

  • Free School
  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Reading
  • RG1 8EQ
  • Sixth form
Ofsted: not inspected yet

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Results · 2024/25

England rank: Not ranked for 2024/25: no published figure for this school

Against South East

Attainment 8Not enough data · South East 46No results published for 2024/25
Grade 5+ English and mathsNot enough data · South East 44.8No results published for 2024/25
EBacc point scoreNot enough data · South East 4No results published for 2024/25
Progress 8 · 2023/24Not enough data · South East 0No results published for 2023/24

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in64.5%
136 of 211 who put it first2025 · 77.9%2026 · 64.5%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st211136
2nd18417
3rd1675

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections

Not inspected yet

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026373
Free school meals (past 6 years)29.0%
First language not English31.7%
SEN support24.7%
EHC plan8.6%
Absence (sessions missed)5.1%
Persistently absent pupils9.9%

Girls 40.9%Boys 59.1%

31.1% full · 1,200 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.9
Pupils per adult11.7
  • Classroom teachers 16.7
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 10.3
  • Other support 10.4

Teachers 19.7 FTE · Whole workforce 40.4 · 46 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£11,371
Spend per pupil£11,226
Staff spend per pupil£7,425
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£27,000in-year balance

Grants £10,516 · self-generated £855 · premises £1,344 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: MAIDEN ERLEGH TRUST (9 academies) · trust reserve £2,000,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations

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