New Town Primary School
School Terrace, Reading, RG1 3LSOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
New Town Primary School is a primary school in Reading for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 70 schools in Reading. It ranks 45th of 81 primary schools in Reading. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 14 January 2025, report published 11 February 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 14 January 2025
Pupils are proud of their extremely inclusive school. The diversity of the school's population is celebrated and pupils broaden their horizons each day as they hear about different cultures and faiths. The many pupils and their families who speak English as an additional language are warmly welcomed and supported well. The values of love, kindness and tolerance are at the heart of school life. There are high expectations set for pupils' learning and behaviour. Across most of the curriculum, pupils achieve well. They listen carefully and work hard in their lessons. At break and lunchtimes, pupils enjoy playing games and chatting with friends across year groups. The school staff are kind and nurturing. Pupils feel safe and happy as part of the school's caring family. The school's pastoral team offer a wide range of support. This offer extends to whole families as well as their children. It includes access to in-school therapeutic support as well as information about external services. Pupils understand the benefits of living a healthy lifestyle through their diet, physical activity, and emotional well-being. Parents and carers appreciate their regular invitations to school events. These include informative workshops about phonics, mathematics, and online safety. Parents value the clear and comprehensive information they receive from the school through regular newsletters and year-group knowledge organisers.
What the school should improve
- Teachers do not always have the subject and pedagogical knowledge they need to teach all aspects of the recently updated writing curriculum. As a result, there are occasions when the activities that teachers provide pupils with do not help them to build their writing skills as well as they could. The school should ensure that teachers have the knowledge they need to successfully teach all aspects of the writing curriculum so that pupils achieve well.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
49 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
410 pupils on roll, with places for 420
Schools near New Town Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St John's Church of England Primary School | 0.2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 58% met the expected standard |
| Redlands Primary School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 50% met the expected standard |
| Alfred Sutton Primary School | 0.8 miles | Ofsted: Good | 83% met the expected standard |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 63% met the expected standard |
| Thameside Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 49% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- OXFORD DIOCESAN SCHOOLS TRUST
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Miss Polly Cornish
- Phone
- 01189375509
- Address
- School Terrace, Reading, RG1 3LS
- Local authority
- Reading
- URN
- 142682
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.