REReading School 11+ admissions

• Reading School 11+ assessment

  School-specific assessment · Future Stories Community Enterprise Ltd (FSCE). · Four papers: Adventure, Beacon, Compass and Discovery. In-catchment day applicants and boarding applicants are scheduled in July 2026 at Reading School; in-catchment applicants needing special arrangements have a 15 July sitting. Applicants living outside catchment at registration have an online sitting in September 2026. All sittings have the same test content and each child may sit once. Results were scheduled for mid-October 2026; an exact day is not stated in the reviewed sources.

  Test data are age-standardised, and the school may set weightings annually. The 2027 eligible score is determined by the Governors' Admissions Committee using cohort performance, previous cohorts, oversubscription criteria and PAN; it is not a pre-defined pass mark. The school page states an eligible score does not guarantee a place. The exact numeric 2027 eligible score is not provided in the reviewed sources.

  Check the official test registration page

Eligibility

Boys normally born between 1 September 2015 and 31 August 2016 must register for and complete the Reading School entrance test, be deemed of eligible academic ability, list Reading School on the on-time Local Authority Common Application Form, and meet the policy's stated boarding suitability requirement where applying for boarding.

Score policy

Entrance-test data produces age-adjusted standardised scores and the Governors' Admissions Committee determines the 2027 eligible score from the cohort, previous cohorts, oversubscription criteria and PAN; this is not a pre-defined pass mark, and sporting aptitude places require an eligible score plus the published sporting threshold.

Oversubscription

After named EHCP applicants who meet the eligible score, places are allocated through six categories: priority candidates (looked-after or previously looked-after, Pupil/Service Premium, social or welfare need, and eligible staff); sporting aptitude (up to 15 places across day and boarding); named feeder schools (up to half of remaining places); Reading priority postcodes (up to 80% of remaining places); catchment; then all other eligible candidates. Scores rank candidates within categories; tie-breaks use Discovery score, distance and independent random allocation as specified.

Registration

GIAS does not publish the current test registration URL.

Use the admissions summary and current policy to check any priority-area rules. This page does not provide an address eligibility check for this school.

DfE preferences and offers at National Offer Day. A child can appear at several schools or through more than one recorded route at the same school. These figures describe past demand and do not predict an offer.

School identifiers are joined across documented predecessor links. Missing and suppressed values stay unpublished. Latest dataset: September 2026 entry. Checked 2026-10-24.

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• Department for Education: School level secondary and primary applications and offers 2026 (AppsandOffers_2026_SchoolLevel29062026.csv)
• Department for Education: Get Information about Schools all establishments CSV (edubasealldata20261001.csv)
• Department for Education: Get Information about Schools establishment links CSV (links_edubasealldata20261001.csv)
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These subjects are verified for the linked school-specific assessment route. GIAS does not publish the current assessed subjects.

• English
• Mathematics
• Key Stage 2 curriculum subjects taught up to and including Year 5
• creative thinking

1. 1. Reading School Year 7 entrance test

   The policy describes four papers: Adventure, Beacon, Compass and Discovery, with multiple-choice, constrained-response and written questions. It says test scores are age-adjusted and that the 2027 eligible score is set from the cohort and PAN rather than as a pre-defined pass mark. The main policy timeline gives July 2026 for in-catchment/boarding candidates and 25 September 2026 for out-of-catchment day candidates, but the detailed section calls the latter date proposed; the exact status of that sitting is not added as a policy fact.

Registration opens

GIAS does not publish the current registration opening date.

Registration deadline

17 May 2026

Test date

GIAS does not publish the current test dates.

Published CAF date

31 October 2026

National Offer Day

GIAS does not publish the current offer date.

Apply through the council where your child lives, even if this school is in another area. Check your home council's on-time application deadline before relying on the date shown here. Read the government's application guidance.

Shared assessment dates are in the 11+ dates calendar. To decide where this school goes on the application form, use the school application order planner.

State funding covers education. Boarding and accommodation have separate charges. Check the school’s current boarding fees and any available assistance before applying for a boarding place.

Tuition fee per term

This is a state-funded school.

Tuition fee per year

This is a state-funded school.

Published fee context

This is a state-funded school.

Inspection outcomes are maintained separately and are not present in current GIAS downloads.

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1. Open state-funded school fields CSV

   Department for Education. Accessed 21 October 2026. GIAS register snapshot on 20 October 2026.

2. Open state-funded school fields CSV, 24 October 2026

   Department for Education. Accessed 24 October 2026. GIAS register snapshot on 24 October 2026.

3. ONS Postcode Directory May 2026 school-postcode centroid extract

   Office for National Statistics. Accessed 21 October 2026. ONS Postcode Directory, May 2026; candidate-school postcodes queried 21 October 2026.

4. Year 7 Day and Boarding Admissions Policies - 2027 entry

   Reading School. Accessed 23 October 2026. September 2027 entry.

5. Reading School Year 7 Day Admissions Policy 2027 entry

   Reading School. Accessed 24 October 2026. September 2027 entry.

6. About the FSCE Entrance Test for Year 7 Entry

   Reading School. Accessed 24 October 2026. September 2027 entry.

7. Year 7 Entry

   Reading School. Accessed 24 October 2026. September 2027 entry.