River Academy[1]
Secondary · ages 11–18
Headline results
No headline results are published for this school in the latest two years.
Results
No published data for this school.
Ofsted
No published data for this school.
Competition to get in
Applications and offers, Year 7
- Applications per place
- 4.1 Entry Sept 2026[2]
- Applications (any preference)
- 667 Entry Sept 2026[2]
- First preferences
- 211 Entry Sept 2026[2]
- Places offered
- 162 Entry Sept 2026[2]
- First preferences per place
- 1.3 Entry Sept 2026[2]
| Entry | Applications | First preferences | Places offered | Per place | First preferences per place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry Sept 2025 | 612[2] | 181[2] | 171[2] | 3.6[2] | 1.1[2] |
Admissions
- Application deadline
- 31 Oct 2026 Entry Sept 2027[3]
Character & practicalities
- Type
- Free schools[1]
- Ages
- 11–18[1]
- Boys / girls
- Mixed[1]
- Admissions
- Non-selective[1]
- Sixth form
- Yes[1]
- Boarding
- No boarders[1]
- Capacity
- 1200[1]
- Trust
- MAIDEN ERLEGH TRUST[1]
- Local authority
- Reading[1]
- Website
- https://www.river-academy.co.uk/[1]
- District
- Reading[4]
- Postcode
- RG1 8EQ[1]
- URN
- 150728[1]
School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.
Pupils
- Number on roll
- 186 2024/25[5]
- English as an additional language
- 31.7% 2024/25[5]
- SEN support
- 24.7% 2024/25[5]
- EHC plan
- 8.6% 2024/25[5]
- Free school meals in the last 6 years
- 29% 2024/25[5]
Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26
- White
- 42.4%[6]
- Mixed
- 12.9%[6]
- Asian
- 26.3%[6]
- Black
- 12.6%[6]
- Any other ethnic group
- 2.1%[6]
- Unclassified
- 3.8%[6]
The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.
Sources
- Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
- Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers: school level. Period Entry Sept 2026, final, published 2026-06-29. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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river-academy.co.uk: river-academy.co.uk document (PDF). Period 2026-10-16.
Licence: copyright-quoted.
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The closing date for applications is 31 October 2026. (p. 1)
- Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
- Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
- Department for Education: Schools, pupils and their characteristics: school level underlying data. Period 2025/26, published 2026-06-04. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.