Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School, Reading
Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School is a primary school for pupils aged 7 to 11 in Reading, part of Agape Multi Academy Trust. It has a Church of England religious character.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School in detail
Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School in its own words
In its own words: "Visitors to our school frequently comment on the warm and nurturing feel they experience as soon as they walk through the door. Like me, our children are extremely proud of our school and this is shown in the caring and respectful way they interact with each other and their environment. The educational experience at Shinfield St Mary's is transformational."
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care, from £8.90 per day.
Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 109976), 71% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 69% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School
Across Wokingham, 88% 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 Wokingham lodged 59 appeals against primary school offers; 38 reached a hearing and 2 succeeded (5.3% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School are Shinfield Infant and Nursery School (0.1 miles); Alder Grove Church of England Primary School (0.5 miles, Good); Geoffrey Field Junior School (1.5 miles, Good, 70% reading, 80% maths); and Geoffrey Field Infant School (1.5 miles, Outstanding).
Shinfield Infant and Nursery SchoolAlder Grove Church of England Primary SchoolGeoffrey Field Junior SchoolGeoffrey Field Infant School
The trust
Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School is one of 5 schools run by Agape Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Earley Rail Station, about 2.9 miles away in a straight line.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Shinfield View (adjacent), 330 metres away.
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in February 2026. Before that, as Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School (URN 109976), it was rated Good in December 2013.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School before it took its current form in 2026 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 109976). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 77% to 71% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 81% to 69% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 57% to 77% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School.
- Get Active @shinfield St Mary'sAt the school · Not yet graded
- GetActive@ShinfieldInfantNursery School290m away · Not yet graded
- Funtastic@Alder Grove770m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Wokingham's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School is in Wokingham; for families living there:
Apply to Wokingham for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 4 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Wokingham is 7 (the median across 85 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Reading
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Reading
Across Wokingham council
Places available
2,172
Applications
1,832
Got 1st preference
87.5%
Got preferred school
98.0%
All primary applications across Wokingham council (2026/27), not just this school.
Absence at Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School before it took its current form in 20262024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 109976). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
4.6%
Overall absence
11.0%
Persistent absence
364
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School
Questions parents ask about Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School
Are there exam results for Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School?
Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 109976), 71% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 69% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School's Ofsted rating?
Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in February 2026. Before that, as Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School (URN 109976), it was rated Good in December 2013.
What is the catchment area for Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School?
No fixed boundary. When Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School is oversubscribed, Wokingham allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School?
Apply through Wokingham's coordinated admissions process, naming Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
Does Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Get Active @shinfield St Mary's (registered, not yet graded). There are 2 more within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 4 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Wokingham is 7 (the median across 85 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School?
Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School is at Chestnut Crescent, Shinfield, Reading, Berkshire, RG2 9EJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)