Crosfields School
Shinfield Road, Reading, RG2 9BL
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Caroline Townshend
- Religious ethos
- Christian
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Earley and Woodley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 850
- Pupils on roll
- 713
- URN
- 110155
- Local authority
- Wokingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01189871810
About this school
Crosfields School is an independent school in Reading. It teaches children aged 2 to 16 and has 713 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Crosfields School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Crosfields School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1957, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 2 | 48 | 39 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | 60.1 | 69.9 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | 83.3% | 97.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | 95.8% | 100% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | 27.1% | 28.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | 5.2 | 6.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Crosfields 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 | Wokingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 38.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 60.1 | 43.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 69.9 | 42.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 708 |
| 2023/24 | 777 |
| 2024/25 | 754 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 7
- Pupils on SEN support
- 179
Location
Nearby schools
-
Leighton Park School0.5 miles
Independent schools · Reading
-
University of Reading1.2 miles
Universities · Reading
-
OneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus1.3 miles
Independent schools
-
Hamilton School1.5 miles
Academies · Reading
-
Groveside School1.5 miles
Special schools · Reading
Other schools in Reading
- Caversham Preparatory School Independent schools
- Elstree School Independent schools
- Leighton Park School Independent schools
- Pangbourne College Independent schools
- Queen Anne's School Independent schools
- Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading Independent schools
- St Andrew's School Independent schools
- St Edward's Prep Independent schools
- The Abbey School Reading Independent schools
- The Vine Christian School Independent schools
- Blagdon Nursery School Nursery
- Blagrave Nursery School Nursery
Common questions
- What ages does Crosfields School teach?
- Crosfields School teaches children aged 2 to 16. It is an independent school in Reading.
- Who is the headteacher of Crosfields School?
- The headteacher of Crosfields School is Mrs Caroline Townshend, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Crosfields School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Crosfields School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Crosfields School?
- Crosfields School has 713 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 16.
- Is Crosfields School full?
- Crosfields School has capacity for 850 pupils and 713 on roll (84%), 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 Crosfields School a faith school?
- No. Crosfields School has no designated religious character.
- How have Crosfields School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 60.1 in 2023/24 and 69.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Crosfields School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Crosfields 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 24 July 2026.