St John's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C68
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Reading, RG1 3JN
- Distance
- 0.3km away
New Town Primary School
School Terrace, Reading, RG1 3LS
Local ranking25th of 40 primary schools in Reading
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 2 August 2026
Primary
Phase
420
Capacity
3-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 14 January 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 61.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 10.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 69.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 76.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 73.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 80.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 105.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 105.0 nat105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 107.0
- Cohort Size
- 49
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 415
- Boys
- 211 (51%)
- Girls
- 204 (49%)
- Capacity
- 420 (99% full)
- SEND
- 22.2%
- FSM Eligible
- 20.4%
- EAL
- 64.1%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.9%
- SEN Support
- 19.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 19.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 21.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,774/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 5.7% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 17.7% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- Asian Other: 18.8%
- Asian Indian: 17.1%
- White British: 11.7%
- White Other: 11.5%
- Black African: 11.0%
- Asian Pakistani: 9.3%
- Mixed Other: 5.6%
- Other: 5.4%
18.8%
Asian Other
17.1%
Asian Indian
11.7%
White British
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
School Terrace
Reading, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 142682
- UKPRN
- 10056090
- Establishment No.
- 2028
- Trust
- OXFORD DIOCESAN SCHOOLS TRUST
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