St John's Church of England Primary School

State-Funded School

st-johns-church-of-england-primary-school-reading-south-east

South EastRegion

ReadingLocal Authority

Reading CentralConstituency

RG1 3JNPostcode

7.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St John's Church of England Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Reading, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 454 pupils. St John's Church of England Primary School is part of Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 78%
Higher standard: 5%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 107

Ethnicity

White

15%

Asian

47%

Black

21%

Mixed

11%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

454

Total Pupils

41%Boys

59%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

18%

England average

27%

First language not English

58%

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: 454
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
9 Nov 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
13 Jan 2019	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.