Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Mixed · West Berkshire
The Street, Reading, RG7 3RD
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 10/12/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
96.1%
6.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
164
Capacity used
Has space91%
180 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
43 of 43 families who put it first got an offer
50
Places offered
75
Total applications
1.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 43 | 43 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 15 | 4 | ● 27% |
| 3rd preference | 12 | 2 | ● 17% |
| 4th preference | 5 | 1 | ● 20% |
| Total | 75 | 50 | 67% |
1st preference success by year
West Berkshire lets families list 4 preferences. 25 applications came from outside the council area (13 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Martin Tinsley
- Address
- The Street, Mortimer Common, Reading, RG7 3RD
- Phone
- 01189332242
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Ward / constituency
- Burghfield & Mortimer · Reading West and Mid Berkshire
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 109978
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 8% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 6% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
164 pupils · 180 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
10 December 2024
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 19
11 December 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 122 pupils
Attendance
96.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
3.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through West Berkshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.