River Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
School rating
No rating
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Reading
Unique reference
150728
Address
7 Richfield Avenue, RG1 8EQ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
186 (n/a of total capacity)
Boys
59.1%
Girls
40.9%
First language not English
31.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
28.5%
Persistent absence
11.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
24.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 31.2%
Mixed 16.1%
Other White 11.3%
Pakistani 9.7%
Indian 7.5%
African 7%
Other Asian 4.3%
Caribbean 3.2%
Other 3.2%
Unclassified 3.2%
Other Black 2.2%
Chinese 1.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

River Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
171
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
181
2nd preference
189
3rd preference
155
From another Local Authority
7
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
141
2nd preference
24
3rd preference
4
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26.6
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
186
110
76
Year 2024-2025