St John's Church of England 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 requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 05/12/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are below average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.3%, which is 0.7 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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121-147 Orts Road, Reading

School Information

Address: 121-147 Orts Road, Reading, RG1 3JN
Website: www.stjohns.reading.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01189375540
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Reading
Headteacher / Principal: Martina Parsons
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 142735

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 05/12/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 427
Number of Boys: 205
Number of Girls: 222

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -2.1 Confidence interval -3.7 to -0.4
Writing
Well Below Average: -4.4 Confidence interval -5.9 to -2.9
Maths
Below Average: -1.8 Confidence interval -3.2 to -0.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:60%
England Average:65%

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

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
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 1,403 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
New Bridge Nursery School
Montague Street , Caversham RG4 5AU
4out of 4 1,497 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road , Whitley RG2 7NT
4out of 4 2,995 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St John's Church of England Primary School
121-147 Orts Road , RG1 3JN
2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
New Town Primary School
School Terrace , RG1 3LS
3out of 4 372 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Redlands Primary School
Lydford Road , RG1 5QH
3out of 4 1,027 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Alfred Sutton Primary School
148 Wokingham Road , RG6 1JR
3out of 4 1,397 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Katesgrove Primary School
Dorothy Street , RG1 2NL
3out of 4 1,584 yd Community 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 4 766 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Kendrick School
London Road , RG1 5BN
4out of 4 945 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
81 Crescent Road , RG1 5SL
3out of 4 1,268 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
UTC Reading
Crescent Road , East Reading RG1 5RQ
4out of 4 1,282 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
Reading Girls' School
Northumberland Avenue , RG2 7PY
1out of 4 2,347 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls 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 361 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Deenway Montessori School
3-5 Sidmouth Street , Reading RG1 4QZ
- not rated 840 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Abbey School Reading
17 Kendrick Road , RG1 5DZ
- not rated 1,006 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
St Joseph's College
Upper Redlands Road , Reading RG1 5JT
- not rated 1,095 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Hamilton School
40 Christchurch Road , RG2 7AY
- not rated 1,447 yd Academy special sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.