Ranikhet Academy
Spey Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 4ED
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Victoria Campos
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- REAch2 Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 205
- URN
- 142072
- Local authority
- Reading
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01189375520
About this school
Ranikhet Academy is a primary academy in Reading. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 205 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. 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
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
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- 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 | 28 | 35 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 51% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 9% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% | 66% | 54% |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 63% | 58% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 54% | 66% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.70 | - | - |
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 Ranikhet 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 | 43% | 55.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 51% | 57.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 238 |
| 2023/24 | 247 |
| 2024/25 | 231 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ranikhet Academy compares
Ranikhet Academy ranked 32nd of 37 primary schools in Reading for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 8.1% | 48.7% | 205 | — |
| English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School | 65% | 6% | 15.4% | 408 | 0.3 miles |
| St Michael's Primary School | 38% | 6.4% | 31.7% | 362 | 0.4 miles |
| Meadow Park Academy | 47% | 7.2% | 44.8% | 285 | 0.5 miles |
| Moorlands Primary School | 77% | 5.9% | 45.6% | 286 | 0.5 miles |
| Wilson Primary School | 66% | 5.9% | 13% | 452 | 0.6 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 report28 April 2026
- 12 May 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 48.72%
- English as an additional language
- 43.7%
- Overall absence
- 8.05%
- Persistent absence
- 23.89%
Location
Nearby schools
-
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Reading
-
St Michael's Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Meadow Park Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Moorlands Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Wilson Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Reading
Other schools in Reading
Ranikhet Academy ranks 72nd 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 year groups does Ranikhet Academy teach?
- Ranikhet Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Reading.
- Who is the headteacher of Ranikhet Academy?
- The headteacher of Ranikhet Academy is Mrs Victoria Campos, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ranikhet Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ranikhet 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 big is Ranikhet Academy?
- Ranikhet Academy has 205 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Ranikhet Academy full?
- Ranikhet Academy has capacity for 236 pupils and 205 on roll (87%), 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 Ranikhet Academy a faith school?
- No. Ranikhet Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Ranikhet Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ranikhet Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Ranikhet Academy?
- Ranikhet 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 Ranikhet Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 43% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ranikhet Academy rank locally?
- Ranikhet Academy ranked 32nd of 37 primary schools in Reading for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ranikhet Academy's absence rate?
- Ranikhet Academy's overall absence rate is 8.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ranikhet Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ranikhet 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 15 July 2026.