OFSTED
2 June 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum & teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development
Needs attention
Leadership & governance
Needs attention
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
11 May 2022
Graded inspection
Good
Published
6 July 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Reading
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
298
280 full-time ·
18 part-time
Female pupils
142
47.7% of pupils
Male pupils
156
52.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
12.4 pts
above England
School
37.2%
Reading
20.0%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
19.6 pts
above England
School
39.9%
Reading
34.3%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Reading
0.5%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
28.2%
84
African
18.1%
54
Any other White background
11.7%
35
Any other Mixed background
8.4%
25
Indian
7.4%
22
Any other Asian background
6.7%
20
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
41.6%
124 of
298 pupils
20.8 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
14.4 pts
above
England
6.0%
6.4 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
57.0%
3.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
77.0%
Reading
3.2 pts above England
School
77.0%
Reading
73.2%
South East
74.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
66.0%
Writing
4.3 pts below England
School
66.0%
Reading
69.0%
South East
70.5%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
70.0%
Maths
2.0 pts below England
School
70.0%
Reading
72.0%
South East
70.9%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.51%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.30 pts
higher than
England
School
6.51%
Reading
7.03%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
19.70%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.88 pts
higher than
England
School
19.70%
Reading
18.79%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.14%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.67 pts
lower than
England
School
1.14%
Reading
2.64%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
81.6%
6.5 pts
below England
Christ The King Catholic Primary School
81.6%
Reading
85.8%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.