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The Avenue Special School

URN
137435
Phase
Not applicable
Status
Open

School overview

School name
The Avenue Special School
URN
137435
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2-19
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

50 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

10

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

73

Stability & Context

90

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
27 June 2023
Inspection date
16 May 2023
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 27 June 2023

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 27 June 2023

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Admissions information is not currently available for this school.

Where to apply

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Local authority
Reading
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Reading)
School website
https://www.avenue.reading.sch.uk/

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Reading to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

0.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

0.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

0.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

0.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

RG30 4BZ - The Avenue Centre, Conwy Close, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire

Contact details

Address
The Avenue Centre, Conwy Close, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire
Postcode
RG30 4BZ
Phone
1183389038
Website
https://www.avenue.reading.sch.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Reading
Local authority code
870

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 120 schools in Reading.

Authority statistics

Total schools

120

Open schools

72

Closed schools

48

Primary schools

60

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Outstanding

    Graded 27 June 2023

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 27 June 2023

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 27 June 2023

  • Sixth form

    Good

    Graded 27 June 2023

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    27 June 202316 May 2023S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 27 June 2023
    14 October 201925 September 2019-School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 NextView report for inspection published 14 October 2019
    • Good

      Published
      27 June 2023
      Inspected
      16 May 2023
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next

      Published
      14 October 2019
      Inspected
      25 September 2019
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Key stage 4 (secondary)

    Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

    Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

    Attainment 8

    Attainment 8

    Not published

    Progress 8

    Progress 8

    Not published

    English and maths grade 5 or above

    English & maths 5+

    Not published

    English and maths grade 4 or above

    English & maths 4+

    Not published

    EBacc entry

    EBacc entry

    Not published

    EBacc achievement

    EBacc achievement

    Not published

    Key stage 4 destinations

    Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23

    Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).

    Education destination

    Education %

    100.0%

    Employment destination

    Employment %

    0.0%

    Apprenticeship destination

    Apprenticeships %

    0.0%

    Not in education, employment or training

    NEET %

    0.0%

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    19

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary60 (52.2%)
    • Secondary19 (16.5%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other36 (31.3%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Thames Valley School4 mNot applicableOpen
    Meadway School71 mSecondaryClosed
    Churchend Primary School147 mPrimaryClosed
    Churchend Primary Academy147 mPrimaryOpen
    St Michael's Primary School460 mPrimaryOpen
    Moorlands Primary School461 mPrimaryOpen
    English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School643 mPrimaryOpen
    Prospect School834 mSecondaryClosed
    King's Academy Prospect834 mSecondaryOpen
    Meadow Park Academy961 mPrimaryOpen
    • Thames Valley School
      Distance
      4 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Meadway School
      Distance
      71 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Churchend Primary School
      Distance
      147 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Churchend Primary Academy
      Distance
      147 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Not applicable) and local authority (Reading)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Caversham Preparatory SchoolNot applicableRG4 8JZOpen
    Chiltern Nursery Nurse Training SchoolNot applicableRG4 8JZOpen
    Christchurch Gardens KindergartenNot applicableRG2 7AHClosed
    Cranbury CollegeNot applicableRG30 2TSOpen
    Cranbury CollegeNot applicableRG30 2TSClosed
    • Caversham Preparatory School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      RG4 8JZ
      Status
      Open
    • Chiltern Nursery Nurse Training School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      RG4 8JZ
      Status
      Open
    • Christchurch Gardens Kindergarten
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      RG2 7AH
      Status
      Closed
    • Cranbury College
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      RG30 2TS
      Status
      Open
    St Michael's Primary School
    Distance
    460 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Moorlands Primary School
    Distance
    461 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    643 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Prospect School
    Distance
    834 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • King's Academy Prospect
    Distance
    834 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Meadow Park Academy
    Distance
    961 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Cranbury College
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Postcode
    RG30 2TS
    Status
    Closed