Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School
Chestnut Crescent, Shinfield, Reading, RG2 9EJ
This school is closed (it closed in January 2026).
It was replaced by Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Philippa Healy
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
- Constituency
- Earley and Woodley
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 350
- URN
- 109976
- Local authority
- Wokingham
- Website
- School website
About this school
Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Reading. It taught children aged 7 to 11 and had 350 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 91 | 91 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 51% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 3% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 77% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 81% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 76% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wokingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 65% | 66% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 51% | 67.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 68.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 362 |
| 2023/24 | 358 |
| 2024/25 | 359 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 4.6% | 13.4% | 350 | — |
| Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School | — | — | — | — | 0.0 miles |
| Shinfield Infant and Nursery School | — | 5.3% | 6.7% | 303 | 0.1 miles |
| Alder Grove Church of England Primary School | — | 3.7% | 2.7% | 404 | 0.5 miles |
| Geoffrey Field Junior School | 56% | 5% | 35.4% | 357 | 1.5 miles |
| Geoffrey Field Infant School | — | 5.3% | 28.7% | 313 | 1.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.37%
- English as an additional language
- 23.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.63%
- Persistent absence
- 10.99%
Location
Nearby schools
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Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Reading
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Shinfield Infant and Nursery School0.1 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Alder Grove Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Shinfield
-
Geoffrey Field Junior School1.5 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Geoffrey Field Infant School1.5 miles
Primary · Reading
Other schools in Reading
- Aldermaston C.E. Primary School Primary
- Aldryngton Primary School Primary
- Alfred Sutton Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School Primary
- All Saints Junior School Primary
- Basildon C.E. Primary School Primary
- Battle Primary Academy Primary
- Beechwood Primary School Primary
- Beenham Primary School Primary
- Birch Copse Primary School Primary
- Bradfield C.E. Primary School Primary
- Brimpton C.E. Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School teach?
- Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School taught children aged 7 to 11. It was a primary school in Reading.
- Has Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School?
- Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School had 350 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- How have Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.