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Ranikhet Academy

Reading

Primary Academy (sponsor led)Part of REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST

REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 65 member schools: 65 primary schools. Local authorities: Barking and Dagenham | Barnet | Bexley | Birmingham | Buckinghamshire | Croydon | Essex | Havering | Hertfordshire | Kent | Lewisham | Reading | Staffordshire | Suffolk | Telford and Wrekin | Thurrock | Waltham Forest | Warwickshire | West Sussex | Wolverhampton. Regions: East of England | London | South East | West Midlands. — from the REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST public record.

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School information

Official name
Ranikhet Academy
Address
Spey Road, Tilehurst
Postcode
RG30 4ED
Country
England
Local authority
Reading
Parliamentary constituency
Reading West and Mid Berkshire
URN (official identifier)
142072
Establishment number
2025
School status
Open
Education phase
Primary
Age range
3–11 years
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Number of pupils
205
As of November 2026
Capacity
236
School type
Academy (sponsor led)
Governance
Academy
Local authority
Reading
Headteacher
Mrs Victoria Campos
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 28 Apr 2026 — read the report cardReport card grades (no overall grade is given)InclusionExpected standardCurriculum and teachingExpected standardAchievementNeeds attentionAttendance and behaviourNeeds attentionPersonal development and wellbeingExpected standardEarly yearsExpected standardLeadership and governanceExpected standardSafeguardingMetSource: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
Telephone
01189375520
Date opened
1 Nov 2015

Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.

Pupils at Ranikhet Academy

2025/26This schoolReadingEngland
Pupils20524,2418,355,420
Eligible for free school meals45.9%21.9%26.5%
SEN support26.3%15.0%14.6%
Education, health and care plan (EHCP)4.9%5.0%5.9%
First language other than English (EAL)43.9%37.1%21.6%

Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.

Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Ofsted inspection history

12 published inspections for Ranikhet Academy, including inspections of the school it replaced.

  1. · S5 Inspection

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    Inclusion
    Expected standard
    Achievement
    Needs attention
    Early years
    Expected standard
    Safeguarding standards
    Met
    Curriculum and teaching
    Expected standard
    Attendance and behaviour
    Needs attention
    Leadership and governance
    Expected standard
    Personal development and wellbeing
    Expected standard

    Report published 15 Jun 2026

  2. · Schools into Special Measures Visit 4

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    Overall effectiveness: Good

    Personal development
    Good
    Quality of education
    Good
    Early years provision
    Good
    Behaviour and attitudes
    Good
    Safeguarding is effective
    Yes
    Effectiveness of leadership and management
    Good

    Report published 30 Jun 2021

  3. · Schools into Special Measures Visit 4

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    Outcomes for section 8 inspections
    Leaders and those responsible for governance are taking effective action to provide education in the current circumstances

    Report published 25 Feb 2021

  4. · Schools into Special Measures Visit 3

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    Outcomes for section 8 inspections
    Taking effective action towards the removal of special measures

    Report published 17 May 2020

  5. · Schools into Special Measures Visit 2

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    Outcomes for section 8 inspections
    Taking effective action towards the removal of special measures

    Report published 10 Oct 2019

  6. · Schools into Special Measures Visit 1

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    Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
    Taking effective action towards the removal of special measures

    Report published 7 May 2019

  7. · Academy First Section 5

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    Overall effectiveness: Inadequate

    Category of concern
    SM
    Outcomes for pupils
    Inadequate
    Early years provision
    Inadequate
    Is safeguarding effective
    No
    Effectiveness of leadership and management
    Inadequate
    Personal development, behaviour and welfare
    Inadequate
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
    Inadequate

    Report published 24 Jan 2019

  8. · S8 Deemed S5

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    Inspected as Ranikhet Primary School (URN 109939)

    Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement

    Pupils' achievement
    Requires improvement
    Quality of teaching
    Requires improvement
    Early years provision
    Requires improvement
    Leadership and management
    Requires improvement
    Behaviour and safety of pupils
    Requires improvement

    Report published 15 Jul 2015

  9. · S5 Inspection

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    Inspected as Ranikhet Primary School (URN 109939)

    Overall effectiveness: Inadequate

    Category
    SM
    Pupils' achievement
    Inadequate
    Quality of teaching
    Inadequate
    Leadership and management
    Inadequate
    Behaviour and safety of pupils
    Inadequate

    Report published 24 Jan 2014

  10. · S8 Deemed S5

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    Inspected as Ranikhet Primary School (URN 109939)

    Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory

    Pupils' achievement
    Satisfactory
    Quality of teaching
    Satisfactory
    Early years provision
    8
    Leadership and management
    Satisfactory
    Behaviour and safety of pupils
    Satisfactory

    Report published 6 Mar 2012

  11. · S5 Inspection

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    Inspected as Ranikhet Primary School (URN 109939)

    Overall effectiveness: Inadequate

    Category
    SM
    Pupils' achievement
    Inadequate
    Quality of teaching
    Inadequate
    Early years provision
    Inadequate
    Leadership and management
    Inadequate
    Behaviour and safety of pupils
    Satisfactory

    Report published 9 Jul 2010

  12. · S5 Inspection

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    Inspected as Ranikhet Primary School (URN 109939)

    Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory

    Pupils' achievement
    Satisfactory
    Quality of teaching
    Satisfactory
    Early years provision
    Good
    Leadership and management
    Satisfactory
    Behaviour and safety of pupils
    Satisfactory

    Report published 4 Jul 2007

Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupil absence at Ranikhet Academy

2025/26 (autumn and spring term)This schoolReadingEngland
Overall absence (sessions missed)6.9%5.3%5.1%
Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+)20.9%14.6%13.2%

Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupil premium at Ranikhet Academy

Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £134,850 for 87 eligible pupils.

Financial year 2026-27This schoolReadingEngland
Pupils eligible48.3%23.7%27.7%
Allocation per pupil on roll£749£320£370

Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.

Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

School finances at Ranikhet Academy

2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 215 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.

Ranikhet Academy finances compared with averages, 2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return)
This schoolReading average (per pupil · % of spend)England average (per pupil · % of spend)
Total income£1,920,000
£8,930 per pupil
£7,153£7,179
Total spending£1,576,000
£7,330 per pupil
£6,304£6,721
Teaching staff£786,000
£3,656 per pupil · 49.9%
£2,940 · 46.6%£3,211 · 47.8%
Education support staff£349,000
£1,623 per pupil · 22.1%
£1,285 · 20.4%£1,313 · 19.5%
Supply and agency staff£23,000
£107 per pupil · 1.5%
£337 · 5.3%£203 · 3.0%
…of which agency supply£23,000
£107 per pupil · 1.5%
£326 · 5.2%£160 · 2.4%
In-year balance£344,000
Revenue reserve£0

Previous year (2023/24): spending £5,681 per pupil, supply and agency £153 per pupil — spending up £1,649 per pupil on 2023/24.

Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.

Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages

Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Spey Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 4ED

01189375520

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