All Saints Junior School

All Saints Junior School is an exceptionally strong school where pupils achieve very highly in a kind, nurturing and aspirational environment. Inspectors found outstanding provision across the curriculum, behaviour, personal development and leadership. Pupils are described as joyful, respectful and mature learners who read fluently, think critically and produce sophisticated work. The school has high expectations for all pupils, including those with SEND, and support is put in place quickly and effectively so that pupils can access the excellent teaching. The school's personal development programme is a notable strength, helping pupils develop strong knowledge of mental health, cultures and democracy, alongside life skills and resilience. Attendance is high, behaviour is exemplary, and pupils take meaningful leadership roles. Staff workload is considered thoughtfully, and the trust knows the school well and has clear structures to maintain high standards. Parents are highly positive about the school. This was the school's first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic and its first section 5 inspection since July 2013, having previously been exempt from routine inspection. It is a junior academy free school within Anthem Schools Trust. Safeguarding arrangements are effective, and no areas requiring improvement were identified in the report.

Strengths

• Exceptionally strong teaching and curriculum design help all pupils, including those with SEND, achieve highly.
• Pupils read precisely, fluently and with enthusiasm across a carefully chosen range of high-quality texts.
• Pupils with SEND are identified quickly and receive highly appropriate support, including effective vocabulary sessions.
• Pupils' behaviour is exemplary; they are joyful, kind, respectful and welcoming to new pupils.
• Pupils show remarkable maturity, resilience and independence in their attitudes to learning.
• The personal development programme builds impressive knowledge of mental health, cultures and democracy.
• Pupil leaders contribute meaningfully to school life and communicate confidently with staff and parents.
• Attendance is high because pupils love coming to school and feel valued.
• The trust knows the school well and has clear structures to maintain high standards while considering staff workload.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective.

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 All Saints Junior School attended 96.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 1.0% 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, 0.0% of pupils at All Saints Junior School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were 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 All Saints Junior School had 14.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 19.2% 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, 0.0% of pupils at All Saints Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

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 2024–25 All Saints Junior School received £6,945 and spent £7,141 for each of its 96 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £27,000 (£282 per pupil).

Across all 15 schools of Anthem Schools Trust, income was £8,162 and spending £8,134 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All Saints Junior School is part of Anthem Schools Trust, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:

• Meadow Park Academy Reading
• Abbey Woods Academy Wallingford
• Oxford Spires Academy Oxford
• Gladstone Park Primary School London
• Queensbury Academy Dunstable
• St Mark's Church of England Academy Mitcham
• Abacus Belsize Primary School London
• Judith Kerr Primary School London
• The Deepings School Peterborough
• Grampian Primary Academy Derby

What is All Saints Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for All Saints Junior School is Outstanding, from an inspection in November 2024.

When was All Saints Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

All Saints Junior School was last inspected in November 2024.

How many pupils does All Saints Junior School have?

All Saints Junior School has 99 pupils on roll.

What age range does All Saints Junior School cover?

All Saints Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are All Saints Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 100% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is All Saints Junior School?

All Saints Junior School is at August House, Brownlow Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 6NP.