Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School
The Street, Mortimer Common, Reading, RG7 3RD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- 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
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 164
- URN
- 109978
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01189332242
About this school
Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Reading. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 164 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 172 |
| 2023/24 | 173 |
| 2024/25 | 165 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.9% | 8.5% | 164 | — |
| Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School | 67% | 3.7% | 8.4% | 235 | 0.7 miles |
| Mrs Bland's Infant School | — | 5.1% | 18% | 181 | 1.6 miles |
| Garland Junior School | 54% | 4.3% | 26.5% | 185 | 1.7 miles |
| Silchester Church of England Primary School | 70% | 3.1% | 4.1% | 156 | 2.2 miles |
| Sulhamstead and Ufton Nervet School | 59% | 4.8% | 9.2% | 94 | 2.3 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)
- 8.48%
- English as an additional language
- 4.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.94%
- Persistent absence
- 6.56%
Location
Nearby schools
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Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Reading
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Mrs Bland's Infant School1.6 miles
Primary · Reading
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Garland Junior School1.7 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Silchester Church of England Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Reading
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Sulhamstead and Ufton Nervet School2.3 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 ages does Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School teach?
- Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Reading.
- Who is the headteacher of Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School?
- The headteacher of Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School is Miss Jeni Pearson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant 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. John's C.E. Infant School?
- Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School has 164 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School full?
- Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School has capacity for 180 pupils and 164 on roll (91%), so it has space against its published capacity. 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. John's C.E. Infant School a faith school?
- Yes. Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Oxford.
- Does Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School part of an academy trust?
- Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant 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.
- What is Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School's absence rate?
- Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.