Special academy · Reading
The Avenue Special School
- Special
- Ages 2–19
- Sixth form
Term dates
Special academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Reading council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.
2026/27
2027/28
Admissions
Places at special schools are usually arranged through an education, health and care (EHC) plan, agreed with the council.
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection, 16 May 2023. Overall: Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Special academy
- Phase
- Special
- Ages
- 2–19
- Pupils
- 253 (capacity 249)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Academy trust
- THE AVENUE SCHOOL SPECIAL NEEDS ACADEMY TRUST
- Phone
- 01183389038
- Address
- The Avenue Centre, Conwy Close, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 4BZ
- Website
- avenue.reading.sch.uk
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.