Civitas Academy
90a Great Knollys Street, Reading, RG1 7HL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Head Teacher
- Salima Ducker
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- REAch2 Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Reading Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 374
- URN
- 140379
- Local authority
- Reading
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01184676720
About this school
Civitas Academy is a primary academy in Reading. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 374 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Civitas Academy, 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 7 February 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 58 | 53 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 58% | 84% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 11% | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 75% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 62% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 74% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 104.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.00 | - | - |
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 Civitas Academy 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 | 62% | 55.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 84% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 404 |
| 2023/24 | 405 |
| 2024/25 | 400 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Civitas Academy compares
Civitas Academy ranked 3rd of 37 primary schools in Reading for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 93% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 84% | 5.8% | 15.8% | 374 | — |
| Oxford Road Community School | 86% | 6.4% | 29.9% | 244 | 0.3 miles |
| E P Collier Primary School | 72% | 6.2% | 21.5% | 352 | 0.4 miles |
| All Saints Junior School | 100% | 3.2% | 9.4% | 99 | 0.5 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School | — | 3.6% | 8.3% | 60 | 0.5 miles |
| Coley Primary School | 67% | 5.9% | 22.5% | 250 | 0.5 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.75%
- English as an additional language
- 71%
- Overall absence
- 5.82%
- Persistent absence
- 18.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oxford Road Community School0.3 miles
Primary · Reading
-
E P Collier Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Reading
-
All Saints Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Reading
-
All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Coley Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Reading
Other schools in Reading
Civitas Academy ranks 8th 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
Common questions
- What ages does Civitas Academy teach?
- Civitas Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Reading.
- Who is the executive head teacher of Civitas Academy?
- The executive head teacher of Civitas Academy is Salima Ducker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Civitas Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Civitas Academy, 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 Civitas Academy?
- Civitas Academy has 374 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Civitas Academy full?
- Civitas Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 374 on roll (89%), 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 Civitas Academy a faith school?
- No. Civitas Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Civitas Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Civitas Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Civitas Academy part of an academy trust?
- Civitas Academy is part of REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Civitas Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 84% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Civitas Academy compare with other schools in Reading?
- Civitas Academy ranked 3rd of 37 primary schools in Reading for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 93% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Civitas Academy's absence rate?
- Civitas Academy's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Civitas Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Civitas Academy'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 1 July 2026.