The Avenue Special School

State-Funded School

the-avenue-special-school-reading-south-east

South EastRegion

ReadingLocal Authority

Reading West and Mid BerkshireConstituency

RG30 4BZPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Avenue Special School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 2–19, located in Reading, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 253 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Good

Ethnicity

White

34%

Asian

31%

Black

14%

Mixed

12%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

253

Total Pupils

66%Boys

34%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

37%

England average

27%

First language not English

35%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 2 – 19
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 253
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
27 Jun 2023	Good	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good
1 Apr 2011	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.