Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School, Reading

Ofsted's report card from its 3 February 2026 inspection grades Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School on 6 areas: 6 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Most pupils achieve well, particularly in reading and mathematics."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders have high expectations for pupils' attendance."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have developed an ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "The school is inclusive and ambitious for all pupils."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders know the school well."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Pupils are well supported in their personal development."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that teachers use assessment accurately to design learning that consistently builds on prior learning so that all pupils can develop deep and detailed knowledge across the curriculum and achieve more highly"; "Leaders should continue to improve the teaching of writing so that gaps in pupils' knowledge are consistently addressed and pupils write with accuracy and fluency".

In 2025, 89% of Year 6 pupils at Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 80% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 71% in West Berkshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 79% in reading and 74% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Across West Berkshire, 91% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in West Berkshire lodged 23 appeals against primary school offers; 9 reached a hearing and 3 succeeded (33.3% of those heard).

The nearest other state primary schools to Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School are Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School (0.7 miles, Good); Mrs Bland's Infant School (2 miles, Good); Garland Junior School (2 miles, Good, 74% reading, 70% maths); and Silchester Church of England Primary School (2.6 miles, Good, 97% reading, 88% maths).

Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 2 schools.

40 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School (as of April 2026): 88% would recommend the school, 88% say their child is happy there and 57% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (88%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (57%).

9.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 5.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (82%) and Mixed (8%).

In 2026, 52 pupils (22.1%) received SEN support and 11 (4.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

The nearest railway station is Mortimer Rail Station, about 750 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Marys School (opposite), 230 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School issued 10 suspensions, 4.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.