The Deenway Montessori School
3-5 Sidmouth Street, Reading, Reading, RG1 4QZOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
The Deenway Montessori School is an all-through school in Reading for ages 3 to 16. It is one of the 70 schools in Reading. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 4 June 2024, report published 2 July 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- 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 4 June 2024
Pupils love school. They value Deenway's strong community atmosphere and like the fact that everyone knows each other well. Strong relationships ensure that pupils feel safe. The school promotes independence and responsibility from the start. Pupils develop increasing levels of responsibility as they move up through the school. They take care of the school's equipment and put things away sensibly. Children in early years delight in learning and chat excitedly about what they are doing. The school's religious ethos provides a firm framework for work and play. Pupils respond very well to the school's high expectations of their behaviour and achievement. They are impeccably polite, behave exceptionally well, and their attitudes to learning are impressive. The school's well-designed curriculum prepares pupils effectively for the next stage of their education. Pupils achieve well in all phases and develop valuable personal and learning skills. The oldest pupils feel confident about the forthcoming move out of the school. They recognise the positive impact the school's curriculum has had on preparing them for future independent study. Pupils gain GCSEs in a range of subjects, including English, science and mathematics.
What the school should improve
- The school's careers programme is not as well developed as it could be. Pupils are not as fully informed about future career options as they could be as a result. The school should review and update its careers programme to ensure that pupils are even clearer about the breadth of options available to them in the future.
- The school is not currently using all its resources as fully as it could to support the youngest children's physical development, which is not as well developed as it could be as a result. The school should make sure that resources and equipment are used fully and routinely to engage children in a wider range of physical activities than is currently the case.
Pupil numbers and mix
59 pupils on roll, with places for 110
Schools near The Deenway Montessori School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kendrick School | 0.1 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | Attainment 8: 84.0 |
| Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading | 0.3 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
| The Abbey School Reading | 0.3 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Attainment 8: 27.6 |
| Reading School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | Attainment 8: 83.0 |
| Maiden Erlegh School in Reading | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 45.6 |
School details
- School type
- Other independent school
- Sector
- Independent
- Age range
- 3 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mr Munawar Karim
- Phone
- 01189574737
- Address
- 3-5 Sidmouth Street, Reading, Reading, RG1 4QZ
- Local authority
- Reading
- URN
- 135995
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.