Read Academy is an independent selective day school. All pupils are of Muslim faith. The proprietor is the Read Academy Trust, which is chaired by the headteacher. There is a separate governing body that has responsibility for governance. The school is operating outside of its registration agreement. The proprietor has made multiple changes to the school, including the age range of pupils, the maximum number of pupils and the premises. However, the proprietor has applied to the Department for Education to make further changes. The early years provision consists of a Reception class and a Nursery class. There is one Inspection report: Read Academy, 30 April to 2 May 2019 Page 8 of 11 class in each year, but sometimes classes are combined where numbers on roll are small. There are currently no pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities. There are no pupils who speak English as an additional language. The school’s last inspection was an additional inspection in October 2018. The overall outcome was that the school did not meet all of independent school standards checked during the inspection. The school does not use alternative providers.