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St John's Church of England Primary School

3–11Ages
454Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
142735URN

121-147 Orts Road, Reading, 121-147 Orts Road, Reading, RG1 3JN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.6 below Reading median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Reading

111 applications for 58 places · 31st of 36 in Reading

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%met the expected standard

Reading 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 14 July 2026Published 24 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

14 July 2026
Report card · 3 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard
13 September 2022
Graded inspection: 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

1.9applications per place, Reception

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

111 applications · 58 places offered · 55 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Reading median median 2.5
2025 2.1; Reading median median 2.6
2024 2.0; Reading median median 2.5
2023 2.0; Reading median median 2.3
2022 1.7; Reading median median 2.1
2021 1.8; Reading median median 2.3
2020 1.8; Reading median median 2.4
2019 2.1; Reading median median 2.4
2018 2.9; Reading median median 2.5
2017 2.8; Reading median median 2.4
2016 3.0; Reading median median 2.5; as the previous school
2015 3.7; Reading median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 3.2; Reading median median 2.3; as the previous school

This school
Reading median

Dashed bars: as St John's CofE (Aided) Primary School (URN 110001), 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	58	111	1.9	55	0.95
Sep 2025	57	117	2.1	55	0.96
Sep 2024	60	122	2.0	61	1.02
Sep 2023	40	80	2.0	35	0.88
Sep 2022	44	75	1.7	43	0.98
Sep 2021	39	69	1.8	36	0.92
Sep 2020	57	102	1.8	52	0.91
Sep 2019	60	125	2.1	64	1.07
Sep 2018	59	173	2.9	90	1.53
Sep 2017	60	167	2.8	87	1.45
Sep 2016 *	60	182	3.0	97	1.62
Sep 2015 *	58	213	3.7	111	1.91
Sep 2014 *	60	192	3.2	110	1.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 70% · Maths 74% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%25th of 37 in Reading

Reading 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Reading 77% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Reading 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Reading 72% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Reading 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Reading 75% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Reading 31% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	58%	2%	104	103
2023/24	78%	5%	108	107
2022/23	58%	13%	106	105

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

St John's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
New Town Primary School
0.3 km · Reading

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Redlands Primary School
0.9 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
Katesgrove Primary School
1.5 km · Reading

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
New Christ Church Church of England Primary School
1.6 km · Reading

Good2022

3.5applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
1.7 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
Coley Primary School
1.8 km · Reading

Remains Good2024

4.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142735 · 870/3300
Trust: Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 454 on roll
Free school meals: 20.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 June 2016
Replaced: St John's CofE (Aided) Primary School (URN 110001)
Address: 121-147 Orts Road, Reading, 121-147 Orts Road, Reading, RG1 3JN
Local authority: Reading

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources