Blagrave Nursery School is a nursery in Reading, United Kingdom with 60 pupils. Ofsted: Good, inspected 14 November 2023. As of 13 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Early Years Practitioner – Blagrave Nursery School (closes 18 November).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 1 live vacancy.
Head
Lisa Telling, Headteacher
Type
Nursery, Nursery
Pupils
60 pupils · 54% girls · 0.0% eligible for free school meals · 21.3% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
2 (3.3%) on SEN support · 0 (0.0%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
36.75 hours per week Monday - Friday 8.15am - 4.00pm (x3 days) 8.15am-4:15pm (x1 day) 8.15am-3.45pm (x1 day) with a 30-minute lunch break - Term time only including INSET days …
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
14 November 2023
Graded inspection
Good
8 March 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
1.2
49.6
–
0
–
2024/25
1.8
14.7
37%
0
£41,333
2023/24
2.0
16.5
50%
0
–
2022/23
2.0
18.5
50%
0
–
2021/22
2.0
13.8
0%
0
–
2020/21
2.6
14.4
23%
0
£41,314
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
2.3
19.7
0%
0
£35,562
2018/19
2.6
17.3
0%
0
£33,136
2017/18
3.2
14.2
37%
0
£36,610
2016/17
2.5
15.2
0%
0
£33,773
2015/16
3.0
13.3
33%
0
£33,773
2014/15
2.0
19.5
0%
0
–
2013/14
2.0
20.0
50%
0
–
2012/13
2.0
19.8
50%
0
£48,442
2011/12
2.0
20.0
0%
0
–
2010/11
2.0
20.0
0%
0
–
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Hiring history
3 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 3 teaching. Most often advertised: Early Years Practitioner (2), Room Leader. Last advertised September 2026.
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Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Inspection: Ofsted. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.