New Town Primary School
Academy sponsor ledPrimaryAges 3–11Mixed
School Terrace, Reading, RG1 3LS
Headteacher · Miss Polly Cornish
From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 2 July 2026. Report a correction
Key facts
Pupils410Capacity 420
OfstedGraded inspectionInspected 14 January 2025
TrustOxford Diocesan Schools Trust
Free school meals19.4%
SEN provisionSEN unit
Ofsted
Inspection on 14 January 2025. Ofsted no longer gives an overall grade.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Reading council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in ReadingApplications for September 2026
All 35 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered36
Applications100
First choice35
First-choice offers35
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- St John's Church of England Primary School0.2 mi
- Caversham Nursery School0.7 mi
- Redlands Primary School0.7 mi
- New Bridge Nursery School0.8 mi
- Alfred Sutton Primary School0.8 mi