The Deenway Montessori School
3-5 Sidmouth Street, Reading, RG1 4QZ
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Munawar Karim
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Reading Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 110
- Pupils on roll
- 59
- URN
- 135995
- Local authority
- Reading
- Telephone
- 01189574737
About this school
The Deenway Montessori School is an independent school in Reading. It teaches children aged 3 to 16 and has 59 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected The Deenway Montessori School under its current framework. 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
The Deenway Montessori School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2009, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Deenway Montessori 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44 |
| 2023/24 | 58 |
| 2024/25 | 57 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading0.3 miles
Independent schools · Reading
-
The Abbey School Reading0.3 miles
Independent schools · Reading
-
Groveside School0.7 miles
Special schools · Reading
-
Hamilton School0.7 miles
Academies · Reading
-
University of Reading1.1 miles
Universities · Reading
Common questions
- What ages does The Deenway Montessori School teach?
- The Deenway Montessori School teaches children aged 3 to 16. It is an independent school in Reading.
- Who is the headteacher of The Deenway Montessori School?
- The headteacher of The Deenway Montessori School is Mr Munawar Karim, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Deenway Montessori School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Deenway Montessori 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 many pupils are at The Deenway Montessori School?
- The Deenway Montessori School has 59 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 16.
- Is The Deenway Montessori School full?
- The Deenway Montessori School has capacity for 110 pupils and 59 on roll (54%), 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 The Deenway Montessori School a faith school?
- No. The Deenway Montessori School has no designated religious character.
- What are The Deenway Montessori School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Deenway Montessori 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 24 July 2026.