Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School

Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School is performing well overall, with strong outcomes in reading and mathematics where pupils consistently achieve positive results in national tests. The school has an ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum that encourages effective communication and promotes positive attitudes among pupils. While the majority of pupils are well supported and achieve satisfactorily, there are some areas for improvement, particularly in writing and ensuring deeper knowledge exploration across subjects. Leaders are committed to ongoing improvement and are actively addressing these challenges.

Strengths

• High expectations for pupils' attendance and behaviour
• Effective communication and relationships with families
• Ambitious curriculum that promotes cross-subject knowledge links
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)
• Positive personal development and wellbeing programs
• Inclusive environment that caters to the needs of all pupils

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent support for developing writing skills among some pupils
• Occasional lack of depth in exploring knowledge over time

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School attended 96.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.3% of pupils at Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School had 27.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 21.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 22.1% of pupils at Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School received £6,312 and spent £6,363 for each of its 399 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £35,000 (£87 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). This school files a single return with the other schools in its federation, so the figures are for the whole federation.

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What is Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School is Expected standard, from an inspection in April 2026.

When was Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School was last inspected in April 2026.

How many pupils does Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School have?

Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School has 235 pupils on roll.

What age range does Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School cover?

Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School?

Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School is at The Street, Mortimer, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 3PB.