Why Sporting Aptitude?

We believe that local young boys who sustain a breadth of interests beyond the classroom possess the character attributes to thrive at Reading School. We believe that sport is a vehicle which can identify those attributes. We want to appeal to those local young boys who have never considered Reading School, and show them that their extra-curricular interests will be nurtured here. 

How are Sporting Aptitude places allocated?

Up to 15 sporting aptitude places are available for entry to Year 7. A candidate is only eligible for a Sporting Aptitude place if they have achieved eligible scores in all elements of the entrance test and have surpassed the threshold for Sporting Aptitude. Sporting Aptitude places will be allocated as per the oversubscription criteria and allocated in rank order of scores from the Sporting Aptitude Assessment Day.   

What will the assessment involve?

If your son does not exercise or is not comfortable running, then we would advise against him participating.

The sporting aptitude assessment will give all participants the opportunity to demonstrate their potential and propensity to develop ability in sport through a variety of tasks and tests. The process will be subject to oversight by an independent assessor. Scores will be awarded for each element of the aptitude assessment. When all assessments have been completed a rank order of applicants for the Sporting Aptitude places will be produced and a threshold will be applied. Parents will be told whether their son has achieved the threshold and is therefore eligible to be considered for a place under the Sporting Aptitude criterion.

What is not relevant nor required for Sporting Aptitude assessments?

You do not need to be an expert in any one sport. All of our assessments are 'sport-neutral'.

You do not need to have won awards or recognition in any competitions. We take nothing else into account other than the assessment day.