All Saints Junior School

About All Saints Junior School

All Saints Junior School sits at the very top of the primary school rankings in Reading, and its headline Key Stage 2 results put it well ahead of the local authority average. While the LA average for pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined sits at 61%, All Saints achieves a striking 92%. That gap of 31 percentage points is significant, and it places the school first out of 38 primary schools in the borough. It also ranks within the top 1.4% nationally on this metric. The school is one of only five in Reading to hold an Outstanding Ofsted rating, and its most recent inspection in October 2024 confirmed top grades across the board — for quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. That consistency is notable: the school has held an Outstanding rating since at least its previous inspection in 2013.

Digging into the detail of the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, the picture is strong across individual subjects. In reading, 96% of pupils reached the expected standard and 56% achieved a higher standard — well above typical figures. In maths, 96% met the expected standard and 32% reached the higher threshold. Writing saw 92% at expected and 24% at the higher level. Average scaled scores were 110 in reading and 107 in maths, both comfortably above the national benchmark of 100. The school’s ranking score of 92 on the expected standard metric puts it ahead of its nearest local peers: Redlands Primary School scores 87, Alfred Sutton Primary 83, and The Heights Primary 79. Parent feedback is overwhelmingly positive too — 85% of respondents would recommend the school, and 100% of parents who answered agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy at the school.

The school is a small junior school for children aged 7 to 11, with 96 pupils on roll against a capacity of 100. It offers a range of facilities including a library, ICT suite, gymnasium, sports hall and playing fields, and runs clubs such as drama, eco club, chess and choir. Sports on offer include gymnastics, cross country, dance, athletics, swimming, cricket and football. The school’s SEND provision covers moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, and other difficulty or disability — though no parents responded to the specific SEND support question in the Parent View survey, so it’s hard to gauge satisfaction in that area. With its Outstanding rating, top LA rank and strong exam results, All Saints Junior School is a clear standout for families in Reading who want high academic expectations and a well-regarded local option. The nearest other Outstanding-rated primary is Battle Primary Academy, 0.7 km away.

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