New Town Primary School is a primary school located in Reading. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 09/05/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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School Terrace, Reading

School Information

Address: School Terrace, Reading, RG1 3LS
Website: www.newtown.reading.sch.uk
Telephone: 01189375509
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Reading
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Polly Cornish
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 142682

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 09/05/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 472
Number of Pupils: 327
Number of Boys: 162
Number of Girls: 165

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -1 to 3.3
Writing
Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -3.4 to 0.5
Maths
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -1.3 to 2.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:58%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road , Caversham RG4 5NA
4out of 4 1,149 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
New Bridge Nursery School
Montague Street , Caversham RG4 5AU
4out of 4 1,350 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
New Town Primary School
School Terrace , RG1 3LS
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St John's Church of England Primary School
121-147 Orts Road , RG1 3JN
2out of 4 372 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Redlands Primary School
Lydford Road , RG1 5QH
3out of 4 1,261 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Alfred Sutton Primary School
148 Wokingham Road , RG6 1JR
3out of 4 1,411 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Washington Road , Caversham RG4 5AA
3out of 4 1,776 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Reading School
Erleigh Road , RG1 5LW
4out of 4 1,103 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Kendrick School
London Road , RG1 5BN
4out of 4 1,291 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
81 Crescent Road , RG1 5SL
3out of 4 1,342 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
UTC Reading
Crescent Road , East Reading RG1 5RQ
4out of 4 1,359 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
The Bulmershe School
Woodlands Avenue , Woodley RG5 3EU
3out of 4 2,482 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading
220-222 Kings Road , RG1 4JJ
- not rated 706 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Deenway Montessori School
3-5 Sidmouth Street , Reading RG1 4QZ
- not rated 1,167 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's College
Upper Redlands Road , Reading RG1 5JT
- not rated 1,336 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Abbey School Reading
17 Kendrick Road , RG1 5DZ
- not rated 1,377 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Hamilton School
40 Christchurch Road , RG2 7AY
- not rated 1,798 yd Academy special sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.