New Town Primary School
Ofsted: Good
Score
D53
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Reading, RG1 3LS
- Distance
- 0.3km away
St John's Church of England Primary School
121-147 Orts Road, Reading, Reading, RG1 3JN
Local ranking10th of 40 primary schools in Reading
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 20 October 2026
Primary
Phase
420
Capacity
3-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2025 SATs · Ofsted inspection 14 July 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 58.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 2.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 70.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 70.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 74.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 70.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 104.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 103.0 nat105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 105.0
- Cohort Size
- 57
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 462
- Boys
- 188 (41%)
- Girls
- 266 (59%)
- Capacity
- 420 (108% full)
- SEND
- 16.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 20.7%
- EAL
- 56.1%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.7%
- SEN Support
- 15.2%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 19.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 22.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £5,595/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 5.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 14.8% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- Asian Indian: 24.7%
- Black African: 22.3%
- Asian Other: 10.0%
- White British: 9.8%
- Asian Pakistani: 9.6%
- White Other: 5.8%
- Mixed White & Asian: 3.3%
- Other: 3.3%
24.7%
Asian Indian
22.3%
Black African
10.0%
Asian Other
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
121-147 Orts Road
Reading, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 142735
- UKPRN
- 10056145
- Establishment No.
- 3300
- Trust
- OXFORD DIOCESAN SCHOOLS TRUST
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