River Academy is a mainstream secondary school with resourced provision in Reading for children and young people aged 11 to 18. Its specialist base has 7 places for moderate learning difficulty.
- Ages 11–18
- 373 pupils
School details
- Type
- Mainstream school with resourced provision
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Boys and girls
- Boys and girls
- Specialist base
- Resourced provision, 7 places, 7 pupils
- Pupils
- 373
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Hartley
- Part of
- Maiden Erlegh Trust
- Council
- Reading
- School reference (URN)
- 150728
Needs its base supports
1 need: moderate learning
As listed by the Department for Education, grouped the way EHC plans describe needs.
Cognition and learning
- Moderate learning difficulty Other schools for this in Reading (3)
How to get a place
4 steps, starting with an EHC plan
- An EHC plan
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision are usually for children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. If your child doesn’t have one yet, you can ask the council for an assessment yourself.
- Visit and ask about the base
See the school and its specialist base, and ask how children split their time between the base and mainstream classes.
- Ask for the school to be named
Tell the council that looks after the plan (often Reading council) that you want this school and its base, and ask them to consult it.
- Named in the plan
If the school is named in your child’s plan, it must admit your child. Places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school, so ask how they decide.
Questions to ask when you visit
8 questions to tick off as you go
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Ofsted
Read the latest inspection report
There’s no grade to show. Read this school’s latest inspection report on the Ofsted website.
Contact and getting there
7 Richfield Avenue, Reading, RG1 8EQ
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Directions: Walk Public transport Drive
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Other SEND schools nearby
- E P Collier Primary School Mainstream + base · Ages 3–11 · Ofsted: Good 0.4 miles
- Oxford Road Community School Mainstream + base · Ages 3–11 · Ofsted: Good 0.6 miles
- Cranbury College Alternative provision · Ages 5–16 · Ofsted: Good 0.9 miles
By need in Reading: Autism (6) · Speech and language (5) · Moderate learning (4) · Severe learning (4) · SEMH (3) · Vision (2)
Questions about River Academy
How do I get a place in River Academy’s specialist base?
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan: ask the council that looks after the plan to consult the school about its base. If the school is named in the plan it must admit your child; places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school.
What needs does River Academy support?
Moderate learning difficulty. Every child is different, so ask the school how it would meet your child’s needs.
What ages does River Academy take?
Aged 11 to 18, boys and girls.
What is River Academy’s Ofsted rating?
There’s no overall grade to show. Read the school’s latest inspection report on the Ofsted website.
Where is River Academy?
7 Richfield Avenue, Reading, RG1 8EQ, in Reading.
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