Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School
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Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School is a Church of England school (voluntary controlled) in Reading for boys and girls aged 4 to 7. It has 164 pupils and room for 180. About 8 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. We give it 56 out of 100. That puts it in line with schools like it, ahead of 39% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2024, no overall grade.
The Street, Mortimer Common, Reading, RG7 3RD0118 933 2242mortimerschools.orgMr Martin Tinsley headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 10 December 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 11 December 2019 | Ungraded | School remains Good |
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published. As a Church of England school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
About 13 places were empty, so most families who apply get in, though a popular year group can still fill up. Pupil numbers have fallen by 4% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.
In 2026 every child who applied got a place, so how far away you live didn't matter. That could change if the school gets more popular.
We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.
How places were given out for September 2026. Every child who applied got a place (43 offers for 60 places).
| Entry | Places | Got a place | How far the last child lived | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Primary | 60 | 43 | – all offered | LA |
Who goes here
Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Other difficulty or disability (13), language and communications needs (5), emotional and mental health (3), Autistic spectrum disorder (2), Severe learning difficulty (2), Physical disability (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 164 | 165 | 173 | 172 | 173 | 173 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 8% | 9% | 10% | 9% | 8% | 6% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 7% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 8% | 6% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 12% | 16% | 13% | 13% | 12% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 2% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 96.1% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 3.9% | 5.1% | 5.0% | 5.3% | 1.9% | 3.2% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 3.3% | 3.8% | 4.5% | 4.9% | 1.7% | 2.4% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 0.6% | 1.3% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.8% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 6.6% | 12.4% | 8.4% | 7.8% | 1.6% | 6.3% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 1.8 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Staff
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School | Church of England | 0.7 miles | 235 | Report card 2026 | 51 | Compare |
| Mrs Bland's Infant School | Council | 1.6 miles | 181 | No overall grade 2025 | 68 | Compare |
| Garland Junior School | Council | 1.7 miles | 185 | Report card 2026 | 27 | Compare |
| Silchester Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 2.2 miles | 156 | No overall grade 2025 | 63 | Compare |
| Sulhamstead and Ufton Nervet School | Church of England | 2.3 miles | 94 | Good 2022 | 67 | Compare |
| Burghfield St Mary's C.E. Primary School | Church of England | 2.7 miles | 208 | Good 2023 | 41 | Compare |
| Bramley Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 3.0 miles | 467 | Not inspected | 41 | Compare |
| Grazeley Church of England Primary School | Academy | 3.2 miles | 204 | No overall grade 2025 | – | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School with the 44 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 44 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher
Of those 44 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakwood Infant School | Council | 8.7 miles | 175 | Good 2022 | 63 | Compare |
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 56 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 56% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 28 to 80. That range is wide enough that the school could sit in the next band, so take the band as a rough guide rather than a verdict. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Ofsted inspection | 20% | in line | +0.03 | Ofsted grade, 1.8 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 0% | no data | – | |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | below | -0.17 | results and attendance falling year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | above | +0.20 | 2024/25; 122 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 0% | no data | – | |
| What parents say | 0% | no data | – |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School a good school?
It is about average. Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School scores 56 out of 100. That is in line with schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 39% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 28 to 80, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been slipping over the last five years.
What is Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School not judged at its last full inspection on 10 December 2024.
How many pupils does Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School have?
164 pupils aged 4 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 180 places, so it is 91% full.
Is Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School oversubscribed?
Probably not. 13 places were empty in 2024/25 (7% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School?
Pupils were in school 96.1% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 7% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School?
The average class had 27.3 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- The Street, Mortimer Common, Reading, RG7 3RD
- Telephone
- 0118 933 2242
- Website
- www.mortimerschools.org
- Headteacher
- Mr Martin Tinsley
- Type of school
- Church of England school (voluntary controlled) (Voluntary controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 4-7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England, Diocese of Oxford
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Ward
- Burghfield & Mortimer
- Constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 109978 · LAESTAB 8693043 · UKPRN 10078336
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Admissions outcomes: West Berkshire council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.