Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–7 · Reading, West Berkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
4.347 miles
Published by West Berkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School is a primary school in Reading, West Berkshire for ages 4–7 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 10 December 2024. West Berkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 4.347 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Of the 59 West Berkshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (this one included), 4.347 miles was the 26th longest; the middle figure was 2.78 miles.
- Reception 2026 had 39 first-choice applications for 43 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 16 of the 78 Reception applications (21%) in 2026 came from families living outside West Berkshire, and 7 offers went to them.
- 7.9% of pupils were eligible for free school meals in the January 2026 school census, against a middle figure of 16.1% across the 8 nearest primary schools in West Berkshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other West Berkshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- The Street, Mortimer Common, Reading, RG7 3RD
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–7
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 164 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 10 December 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils really enjoy attending Mortimer St John’s.”
- “Positive and caring relationships are central to the school’s work.”
- “Staff and parents and carers talk fondly of the welcoming family feel.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, however, the curriculum needs further refining to clarify the key knowledge and skills that pupils must learn and when.”
- “As a result, some pupils do not learn and remember as much as they could in these subjects.”
- “Occasionally, however, the specific support for pupils falling behind with phonics is not delivered as effectively as the school intends.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 January 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 39 first-preference applications, 43 offers in total, 39 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in West Berkshire.
- Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Mrs Bland's Infant School 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Garland Junior School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Sulhamstead and Ufton Nervet School 2.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Burghfield St Mary's C.E. Primary School 2.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Aldermaston C.E. Primary School 4.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Theale C.E. Primary School 4.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Calcot Infant School and Nursery 4.6 mi Good Last distance published