New Town Primary School

State-Funded School

new-town-primary-school-reading-south-east

South EastRegion

ReadingLocal Authority

Reading CentralConstituency

RG1 3LSPostcode

3.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

New Town Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Reading, South East.

It currently serves 410 pupils. New Town Primary School is part of Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 57%
Higher standard: 4%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

23%

Asian

49%

Black

12%

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

410

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

19%

England average

27%

First language not English

64%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 410
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
11 Feb 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
22 May 2019	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.