St Mary & All Saints Church of England Primary School

About St Mary & All Saints Church of England Primary School

St Mary & All Saints Church of England Primary School is a state primary in Reading, serving 349 pupils aged 3 to 11. It sits within a local authority that contains 40 primary schools, of which only five hold an Outstanding rating from Ofsted. The school’s own most recent inspection, in June 2025, saw it judged Good overall, with a notable Outstanding grade for personal development. That marks a clear improvement from its previous inspection in April 2023, when it was rated Requires Improvement. Among its local peers, the top-performing schools in Reading are All Saints Junior School, Redlands Primary School, and Alfred Sutton Primary School, all of which rank higher on the same KS2 attainment metric. St Mary & All Saints ranks 32nd out of 38 primaries in the LA on that measure, placing it in the bottom half of schools locally and in the 79th percentile nationally.

Academically, the school’s Key Stage 2 results for 2023/24 show that 50% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That is below the Reading LA average of 61%. In individual subjects, 74% reached the expected standard in maths, 61% in writing, and 59% in reading. At the higher standard, just 2% achieved the combined benchmark, with maths at 13% and reading at 9%. Average scaled scores were 103 in maths and 102 in reading. The school’s Ofsted report noted that the quality of education is now Good, with behaviour and attitudes also rated Good. The early years provision was judged Good, and leadership and management Good. The previous inspection had rated quality of education as Requires Improvement, so the June 2025 outcome represents a significant step forward across the board.

The school is oversubscribed for Reception entry in 2025/26, with 58 applications for 31 places and 29 first-preference offers made. It has a Church of England religious character and offers nursery provision for younger children. Facilities include a sensory room, library, gymnasium, music rooms, ICT suite, chapel, and outdoor playgrounds and playing fields. Sports on offer include cross country, football, cricket, gymnastics and rounders, while clubs cover chess, science and gardening. The school’s SEND provisions support pupils with specific learning difficulties, speech and language needs, visual impairment, physical disability, social and emotional mental health needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. Parent View responses from 40 families show 85% would recommend the school, with strong majorities agreeing that children are happy and feel safe, though a quarter of respondents disagreed that the school makes them aware of what their child will learn.

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