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Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School

Primary · Reading · RG7 3RD

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 11 December 2019

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At a glance

164 pupils · 91% of 180 capacity

School type
Voluntary controlled school
Age range
4–7
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
7.9% of pupils
English as additional language
4.8% of pupils
SEN support
11.5% of pupils
EHC plan
0.6% of pupils
Website
www.mortimerschools.org
URN
109978

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.91 first-choice applications per place

43 places offered · 39 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
3.3%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
7.2%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
22.8
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

69% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 31% left the state-funded sector

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Inspection history since 2015

Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.

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