New Town Primary School
Academy sponsor led in Reading, Reading.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 410 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 420 |
| Free school meals | 19.40% |
| Trust or sponsor | OXFORD DIOCESAN SCHOOLS TRUST |
| Local authority | Reading |
| Address | School Terrace, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 3LS |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.newtown.reading.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01189375509 |
| URN | 142682 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 14 January 2025, published 11 February 2025:
| Overall effectiveness | Not given (single-word overall grades were not awarded from September 2024) |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- St John's Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 0.3 km)
- Redlands Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Alfred Sutton Primary School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- Thameside Primary School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- Katesgrove Primary School (primary school, about 1.8 km)
- Micklands Primary School (primary school, about 1.9 km)
- New Christ Church Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 2.0 km)
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