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# Denefield School

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.
- **Website:** [denefield.org.uk](http://www.denefield.org.uk/)
- **Register number:** URN 137777 ([register entry](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/137777))
- **Ofsted:** Good, inspected 1 November 2023

## Vacancies (2)

- [Teacher of English](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/1xbwwxpfudl-teacher-of-english) · Salary £34,069 to £52,835 a year · Closes 18 Nov · Full time, part time · Would you like to teach in a school which is highly successful, oversubscribed and where student progress and attainment is in the top 20% of schools nationally? A school with…

- [Teacher of English & Film](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/0932s22cqc0-teacher-of-english-film) · Salary £34,069 to £52,835 a year · Closes 18 Nov · Full time, part time · Would you like to teach in a school which is highly successful, oversubscribed and where student progress and attainment is in the top 20% of schools nationally? A school with…

## 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 |

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% |

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.

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## Sources

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.

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