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Haywards Farm School

Special · ages 6-14MixedIndependent28 pupilsReadingWest Berkshire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Places4 spare28 pupils, 32 places
Pupils on roll28Census January 2024

Haywards Farm School is an independent special school in Reading for boys and girls aged 6 to 14. It has 28 pupils and room for 32.

Station Road, Theale, Reading, RG7 4AS0118 334 8777Miss Alexandra Walsh headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2023: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to West Berkshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll28Census January 2024
Places3288% full
Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals
Pupils getting extra support0%0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan96%27 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls23 / 5
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024
Pupils on roll281317
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support–0%0%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans–100%100%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m3012 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate67 per 1,000 people26% lower than the England average
Typical house price£399,950West Berkshire
Nearest bus stop580 mThe Crown, 0 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Theale Green SchoolAcademy930 m803Report card 202613Compare
Theale C.E. Primary SchoolChurch of England0.7 miles301No overall grade 202495Compare
Calcot Infant School and NurseryCouncil1.3 miles217Good 202357Compare
Calcot Junior SchoolCouncil1.3 miles264Good 202321Compare
The Mile House Therapeutic SchoolIndependent (grammar)1.3 miles40Not inspected–Compare
Englefield C.E. Primary SchoolChurch of England1.3 miles106No overall grade 202573Compare
Burghfield St Mary's C.E. Primary SchoolChurch of England1.7 miles208Good 202341Compare
Springfield Primary SchoolCouncil1.7 miles330Report card 202674Compare
All schools in West BerkshireAll schools in ReadingBest primary schools in England

Questions parents ask

Is Haywards Farm School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Haywards Farm School yet.

How many pupils does Haywards Farm School have?

28 pupils aged 6 to 14 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 32 places, so it is 88% full.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Station Road, Theale, Reading, RG7 4AS
Telephone
0118 334 8777
Headteacher
Miss Alexandra Walsh
Type of school
Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
Phase
Special school, ages 6-14
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
West Berkshire
Ward
Theale
Constituency
Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Setting
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
10 November 2023 (new provision)
URN
149918 · LAESTAB 8696024
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from