Denefield School is a secondary academy in Reading, United Kingdom with 1,171 pupils, part of Denefield School. Ofsted: Good, inspected 1 November 2023. As of 7 November 2026 it is advertising 2 vacancies: Teacher of English (closes 18 November) and Teacher of English & Film (closes 18 November). It holds a Home Office licence to sponsor Skilled Worker visas.
Head
Edwin Towill, Headteacher
Trust or group
Denefield School
Type
Academy, Secondary
Pupils
1,171 pupils · 51% girls · 16.8% eligible for free school meals · 5.0% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
259 (22.1%) on SEN support · 30 (2.6%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Local authority
West Berkshire
Location
Reading, RG31 6XY, United Kingdom
Telephone
01189413458
Visa sponsorship
Holds a Home Office licence to sponsor Skilled Worker visas (rated A). Register of licensed sponsors, 5 November 2026. A licence means the employer can sponsor; each advert says whether a post does.
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Exam results
Year
Attainment 8
Grade 5+ Eng. & maths
2025/26 provisional
49.0
49.4%
2024/25
47.0
49.7%
2023/24
49.3
53.4%
Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
1 November 2023
Graded inspection
Good
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
65.2
18.0
–
0
£51,210
2024/25
62.3
18.3
6%
0
£49,490
2023/24
61.2
18.3
14%
1
£46,015
2022/23
66.6
16.7
14%
0
£41,279
2021/22
66.8
16.8
14%
0
£41,712
2020/21
67.5
16.8
17%
0
£39,016
Earlier years (2012/13 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
66.0
17.3
15%
0
£41,276
2018/19
69.2
16.6
14%
0
£37,628
2017/18
64.9
17.1
15%
0
£37,578
2016/17
61.9
17.1
19%
0
£37,208
2015/16
62.6
16.6
23%
0
£35,503
2014/15
64.7
15.5
31%
0
£35,405
2013/14
71.2
14.2
24%
0
£35,306
2012/13
67.9
14.9
28%
0
£35,650
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.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
8.7%
2.8%
24.6%
3.0%
2024/25
8.7%
3.1%
23.8%
3.0%
2023/24
8.6%
2.4%
24.5%
2.5%
2022/23
8.7%
1.7%
24.1%
2.7%
2021/22
7.6%
1.3%
21.8%
1.1%
2020/21
7.6%
1.0%
17.8%
1.5%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
5.5%
1.6%
13.2%
1.4%
2017/18
5.8%
1.7%
15.6%
0.6%
2016/17
5.0%
1.1%
11.9%
0.2%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Hiring history
7 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 7 support. Most often advertised: Marketing and Communications Officer (2), Food and Textiles Technician, PE & Health Technician. Last advertised September 2026.
Counted from the job services and school websites EduAtlas reads; a school may also advertise elsewhere.
Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Inspection: Ofsted. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.