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Primary school

St Anne's Catholic Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Reading
  • RG4 5AA
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2015

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 7,845 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 53%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 76%76%2016/17: top 11%11% · 2016/172017/18: top 25%2018/19: top 78%2022/23: top 66%2023/24: top 85%2024/25: top 53%No exams

Against South East

Expected standard, RWM63% · South East 64%Small cohort: 24 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM21% · South East 7%Small cohort: 24 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score107 · South East 106Small cohort: 24 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score107 · South East 105Small cohort: 24 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 42% · 19 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 82% · 22 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 77% · 26 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 55% · 29 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 55% · 29 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 46% · 24 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 63% · 24 pupils · South East 64%82%42%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 5% · 19 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 18% · 22 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 8% · 26 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 10% · 29 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 10% · 29 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 0% · 24 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 21% · 24 pupils · South East 7%21%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 19 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 110 · 22 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 108 · 26 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 105 · 29 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 104 · 29 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 104 · 24 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 107 · 24 pupils · South East 106110101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 100 · 19 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 108 · 22 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 106 · 26 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 104 · 29 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 104 · 29 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 104 · 24 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 107 · 24 pupils · South East 105108100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
22 of 22 who put it first2014 · 72.5%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2222
2nd130
3rd100

Last distance offered: London only

0.3 km from Lower Caversham · approx.: from the area's centre, not your door

Inspections · 2006–2024

  1. 2006Good
  2. 2009Satisfactory
  3. 2011Satisfactory
  4. 2013Inadequate
  5. 2015Good
  6. 2019Remains Good
  7. 2024Ungraded visit

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026165
Free school meals (past 6 years)25.7%
First language not English37.5%
SEN support13.8%
EHC plan3.1%
Absence (sessions missed)4.0%
Persistently absent pupils11.2%

Girls 48.1%Boys 51.9%

78.6% full · 210 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 31 responses (19.4% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school96.8% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school96.8% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved93.5% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 71% not applicable55.6% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year100% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 25.8% not applicable100% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?0% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 0% who said Yes above0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child96.8% agree
  • My child does well at this school100% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing96.8% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school90.3% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school100% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development90.3% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent96.8% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.6
Pupils per adult8.7
  • Classroom teachers 7.4
  • Leadership 1.5
  • Teaching assistants 9.2
  • Other support 3.8

Teachers 8.9 FTE · Whole workforce 21.9 · 41 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£9,264
Spend per pupil£8,279
Staff spend per pupil£6,611
Reserve per pupil−£1,867
  • −£293,171revenue reserve
  • +£154,582in-year balance

Grants £8,816 · self-generated £492 · premises £486 per pupil