Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School
The Street, Mortimer, Reading, RG7 3PB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Miss Jeni Pearson
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
- Federation
- The Mortimer Federation of St. John’s and St. Mary’s
- Constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 235
- URN
- 109977
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01189332491
About this school
Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Reading. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 235 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 56 | 58 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 69% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 79% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 74% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 72% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| 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 Mortimer St Mary's C.E. 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 | West Berkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 55.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 238 |
| 2023/24 | 242 |
| 2024/25 | 237 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School compares
Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School ranked 14th of 52 primary schools in West Berkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 3.7% | 8.4% | 235 | — |
| Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School | — | 3.9% | 8.5% | 164 | 0.7 miles |
| Mrs Bland's Infant School | — | 5.1% | 18% | 181 | 2.0 miles |
| Garland Junior School | 54% | 4.3% | 26.5% | 185 | 2.0 miles |
| Silchester Church of England Primary School | 70% | 3.1% | 4.1% | 156 | 2.6 miles |
| Grazeley Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | 204 | 2.7 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.44%
- English as an additional language
- 5.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.69%
- Persistent absence
- 6.94%
Location
Nearby schools
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Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Reading
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Mrs Bland's Infant School2.0 miles
Primary · Reading
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Garland Junior School2.0 miles
Primary · Reading
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Silchester Church of England Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Reading
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Grazeley Church of England Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Reading
Other schools in Reading
Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School ranks 40th of the 82 ranked primary 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 ages does Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School teach?
- Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Reading.
- Who is the headteacher of Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School?
- The headteacher of Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School is Miss Jeni Pearson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School?
- Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School has 235 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School full?
- Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 235 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School a faith school?
- Yes. Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Oxford.
- Does Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School is part of the The Mortimer Federation of St. John’s and St. Mary’s federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School compare with other schools in West Berkshire?
- Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School ranked 14th of 52 primary schools in West Berkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School's absence rate?
- Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Mortimer St Mary's C.E. 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.