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River Academy

General Information

Address: 7 Richfield Avenue, Reading, RG1 8EQ
Phone: 01182160400
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Andrew Hartley
Age range: 11-18 years
Sixth form: Yes
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: None
Number of pupils: 373
School capacity: 1200
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 124
% eligible for free school meals: 33.2%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 5.1%
Persistently absent pupils: 9.9%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 20.9%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 8.3%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 21 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 21 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 16 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 11 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 7 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Moderate learning difficulty: 12 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 8 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 5 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 3 pupils
Multi-sensory impairment: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

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Financials

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Spending per pupil: £11,226 (2024-25)

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Ranked #1 of 10 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#1River Academy£11,226
#2Reading School£10,541
#3UTC Reading£9,587

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1River Academy£11,226
#2Reading School£10,541
#3UTC Reading£9,587
#4The WREN School£7,968
#5Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School£7,810
#6King's Academy Prospect£7,598
#7Maiden Erlegh School in Reading£7,413
#8Kendrick School£7,093
#9Reading Girls' School£7,017
#10Hartland High School£5,294

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