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New Town Primary School

School Terrace, Reading, RG1 3LS

Local ranking25th of 40 primary schools in Reading
Ofsted: Good

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

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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
219 (53%)
Girls
191 (47%)
Capacity
420 (98% 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

2024-25
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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

Administrative

URN
142682
UKPRN
10056090
Establishment No.
2028
Trust
OXFORD DIOCESAN SCHOOLS TRUST

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