Academy sponsor led · Reading

New Town Primary School

3–11Ages
410Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142682URN

School Terrace, Reading, RG1 3LS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.3 above Reading median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Reading

100 applications for 36 places · 14th of 36 in Reading

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%met the expected standard

Reading 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 14 January 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.8applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Reading median (2.5) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

100 applications · 36 places offered · 35 named it first

2026 2.8; Reading median median 2.5
2025 2.3; Reading median median 2.6
2024 2.7; Reading median median 2.5
2023 2.1; Reading median median 2.3
2022 2.6; Reading median median 2.1
2021 2.1; Reading median median 2.3
2020 2.0; Reading median median 2.4
2019 3.6; Reading median median 2.4
2018 1.6; Reading median median 2.5
2017 1.4; Reading median median 2.4
2016 1.6; Reading median median 2.5; as the previous school
2015 1.3; Reading median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 1.8; Reading median median 2.3; as the previous school

This school
Reading median

Dashed bars: as New Town Primary School (URN 109785), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	36	100	2.8	35	0.97
Sep 2025	48	110	2.3	47	0.98
Sep 2024	45	123	2.7	42	0.93
Sep 2023	41	87	2.1	38	0.93
Sep 2022	29	74	2.6	24	0.83
Sep 2021	36	75	2.1	33	0.92
Sep 2020	44	86	2.0	30	0.68
Sep 2019	17	61	3.6	15	0.88
Sep 2018	44	72	1.6	20	0.45
Sep 2017	53	74	1.4	22	0.42
Sep 2016 *	49	79	1.6	25	0.51
Sep 2015 *	57	74	1.3	24	0.42
Sep 2014 *	40	73	1.8	23	0.57

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 76% · Maths 73% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%24th of 37 in Reading

Reading 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Reading 77% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Reading 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Reading 72% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Reading 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Reading 75% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Reading 31% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Reading median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	61%	10%	105	105
2023/24	57%	4%	103	103
2022/23	47%	5%	104	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

New Town Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Primary School
0.3 km · Reading

2026

1.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Redlands Primary School
1.2 km · Reading

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Alfred Sutton Primary School
1.3 km · Reading

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Reading

Standards maintained2024

2.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Thameside Primary School
1.7 km · Reading

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Katesgrove Primary School
1.8 km · Reading

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Micklands Primary School
1.9 km · Reading

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.8applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
New Christ Church Church of England Primary School
2.0 km · Reading

Good2022

3.5applications per place 54%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142682 · 870/2028
Trust: Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 410 on roll
Free school meals: 19.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 June 2016
Replaced: New Town Primary School (URN 109785)
Address: School Terrace, Reading, RG1 3LS
Local authority: Reading

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources