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EnglandSouth EastReadingRG1 3LSNew Town Primary School
Primary

New Town Primary School

Primary

Reading · Reading · RG1 3LS www.newtown.reading.sch.uk

Pupils
415
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
61%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
415
Pupils · 2024/25
64%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
61%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
415
Pupils · 2024/25
64%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 08/05/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityReading
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of New Town Primary School · Primary · Reading

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
61%
+4pp
63%55%47%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 61%
RWM higher standard
10%
+6pp
10%7%4%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
69%
Reading higher standard
31%
Writing expected standard
76%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
73%
Maths higher standard
33%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
80%
SPAG higher standard
37%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
415
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
64%
FSM eligible
20%
SEN
22%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
18%

Contact

Address
School Terrace, Reading, RG1 3LS
Local authority
Reading
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2561%10%69%31%76%10%73%33%84%80%105.0105.0107.022%415
2023/2457%4%72%24%65%7%70%24%81%72%103.0103.0103.016%423
2022/2347%5%67%21%72%5%65%23%86%72%104.0103.0103.0-0.20-1.50+0.1018%423
2018/1958%8%69%22%64%8%72%22%83%69%103.0103.0105.0+1.10-1.50+0.6016%290
2017/1863%7%74%22%78%7%70%33%70%78%103.0104.0107.0+0.60+1.30+2.00297
2016/1752%7%55%17%76%14%83%17%86%76%101.0104.0105.0-0.60+1.60+1.4014%309

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2541519.122%64%20%6%18%
2023/2442320.616%71%22%6%20%
2022/2342323.618%72%26%8%26%
2021/2237824.715%72%28%7%24%
2020/2132723.214%68%25%
2018/1929021.516%67%25%6%14%
2017/1816.95%16%
2016/1730918.114%78%27%5%16%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.