Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Lulworth Road, Reading, RG2 8LX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Ms Yvonne Ridguard
- Diocese
- Diocese of Portsmouth (rc)
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Earley and Woodley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 365
- Pupils on roll
- 298
- URN
- 110005
- Local authority
- Reading
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01189375434
About this school
Christ The King Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Reading. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 298 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Christ The King Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 49 | 47 | 44 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 49% | 47% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 6% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% | 64% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 64% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 60% | 59% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Christ The King Catholic Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Reading average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 49% | 55.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 312 |
| 2023/24 | 327 |
| 2024/25 | 315 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Christ The King Catholic Primary School compares
Christ The King Catholic Primary School ranked 26th of 37 primary schools in Reading for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 6.5% | 44.9% | 298 | — |
| Geoffrey Field Junior School | 56% | 5% | 35.4% | 357 | 0.1 miles |
| Geoffrey Field Infant School | — | 5.3% | 28.7% | 313 | 0.1 miles |
| The Ridgeway Primary School | 54% | 6.8% | 41.3% | 362 | 0.6 miles |
| Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School | 53% | 6.9% | 39.8% | 511 | 0.6 miles |
| Whiteknights Primary School | 95% | 3.6% | 18.5% | 453 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report2 June 2026
- 11 May 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 44.86%
- English as an additional language
- 37.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.51%
- Persistent absence
- 19.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Geoffrey Field Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Geoffrey Field Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Reading
-
The Ridgeway Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Whiteknights Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Reading
Other schools in Reading
Christ The King Catholic Primary School ranks 58th of the 82 ranked primary schools in Reading.
- Aldermaston C.E. Primary School Primary
- Aldryngton Primary School Primary
- Alfred Sutton Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School Primary
- All Saints Junior School Primary
- Basildon C.E. Primary School Primary
- Battle Primary Academy Primary
- Beechwood Primary School Primary
- Beenham Primary School Primary
- Birch Copse Primary School Primary
- Bradfield C.E. Primary School Primary
- Brimpton C.E. Primary School Primary
Recorded changes at this school
Previous headteacher: Mrs Vanessa Bingham (until September 2026).
- Headteacher changed from Mrs Vanessa Bingham to Ms Yvonne Ridguard recorded 16 Sep 2026
Common questions
- What ages does Christ The King Catholic Primary School teach?
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Reading.
- Who is the headteacher of Christ The King Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of Christ The King Catholic Primary School is Ms Yvonne Ridguard, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Christ The King Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Christ The King Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Christ The King Catholic Primary School?
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School has 298 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Christ The King Catholic Primary School full?
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School has capacity for 365 pupils and 298 on roll (82%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Christ The King Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Christ The King Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Portsmouth (rc).
- Does Christ The King Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Christ The King Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Christ The King Catholic Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Christ The King Catholic Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Christ The King Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 49% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Christ The King Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Reading?
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School ranked 26th of 37 primary schools in Reading for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Christ The King Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Christ The King Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Christ The King Catholic Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 16 September 2026.