Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading

 

Contact Details

Address:
 220-222 Kings Road
 Reading
 Berkshire RG1 4JJ
Telephone: 0118 958 3004

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-17)
Type: Independent School
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2012

Fees and Scholarships

Day Fees*: £10,403 to £17,664 (excl VAT)
Scholarships and Bursaries: None
* Per term

Staff and Pupils

Co-ordinator: Ms Michelle Masters (since October 2022 – came from Ibstone CofE Primary School)
Previous Headteacher: Christina Pepper
Number of pupils: 20
Sex: Mixed (55% boys / 45% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 0.0% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 20.4%
Local child deprivation rate: 13.2% (4km radius)
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 73.7%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 3.2km
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: South East
Authority: Reading
Constituency: Reading East
Electoral Ward: Redlands
School Number: 8706011
Associations: ISA

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: None (view record)
ISI* Report: 30th April 2024 (view report)
* Independent Schools Inspectorate

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
Independent Schools Council: View profile
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. St John's Church of England Primary School (0.3km) show on map
  2. The Deenway Montessori School (0.5km) show on map
  3. Kendrick School (0.5km) show on map
  4. New Town Primary School (0.6km) show on map
  5. Reading School (0.6km) show on map
  6. The Abbey School Reading (0.7km) show on map
  7. Redlands Primary School (1.0km) show on map
  8. St Joseph's College (1.0km) show on map
  9. Katesgrove Primary School (1.1km) show on map
  10. Groveside School (1.1km) show on map
  11. Maiden Erlegh School in Reading (1.3km) show on map
  12. New Christ Church Church of England Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  13. UTC Reading (1.4km) show on map
  14. Caversham Nursery School (1.4km) show on map
  15. Coley Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  16. New Bridge Nursery School (1.4km) show on map
  17. Hamilton School (1.5km) show on map
  18. Alfred Sutton Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  19. St Anne's Catholic Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  20. Thameside Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  21. E P Collier Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  22. The Palmer Primary Academy (1.7km) show on map
  23. Civitas Academy (1.8km) show on map
  24. Reading Girls' School (1.9km) show on map
  25. Leighton Park School (2.0km) show on map
  26. OneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus (2.0km) show on map
  27. Queen Anne's School (2.0km) show on map
  28. Oxford Road Community School (2.1km) show on map
  29. All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School (2.2km) show on map
  30. All Saints Junior School (2.2km) show on map
  31. Earley St Peter's Church of England Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  32. River Academy (2.2km) show on map
  33. Caversham Preparatory School (2.3km) show on map
  34. Chiltern Nursery Nurse Training School (2.3km) show on map
  35. Micklands Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  36. Caversham Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  37. St Edward's Prep (2.5km) show on map
  38. St Mary & All Saints Church of England Primar... (2.5km) show on map
  39. Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School (2.6km) show on map
  40. Blagdon Nursery School (2.6km) show on map
  41. The Bulmershe School (2.7km) show on map
  42. Addington School (2.7km) show on map
  43. Aldryngton Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  44. Battle Primary Academy (2.8km) show on map
  45. Cranbury College (2.8km) show on map
  46. Highwood Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  47. Maiden Erlegh School (2.9km) show on map
  48. Whiteknights Primary School (2.9km) show on map
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  50. The Ridgeway Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  51. The Hill Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  52. Hartland High School (3.2km) show on map
  53. Wilson Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  54. Reading Blue Coat School (3.4km) show on map
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  77. King's Academy Prospect (4.2km) show on map
  78. Manor Primary School (4.3km) show on map
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  93. Meadow Park Academy (5.1km) show on map
  94. Kennet Valley Primary School (5.1km) show on map
  95. Blagrave Nursery School (5.3km) show on map
  96. Alder Grove Church of England Primary School (5.4km) show on map
  97. The Vine Christian School (5.4km) show on map
  98. Shinfield Infant and Nursery School (5.5km) show on map
  99. Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School (5.6km) show on map
  100. Oakbank School (5.7km) show on map
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