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Kennet Valley Primary School

Kennet Valley Primary School is a state-maintained primary school in Reading, United Kingdom with 198 pupils. Ofsted: Report card, 17 March 2026: safeguarding met. As of 13 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Class Teacher (KS1) – Kennet Valley Primary School (closes 18 November).

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Head
Hannah Beechey, Headteacher
Type
State-maintained, Primary
Pupils
198 pupils · 46% girls · 25.3% eligible for free school meals · 17.2% with English as an additional language
DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
36 (18.2%) on SEN support · 25 (12.6%) with an education, health and care plan
DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Local authority
West Berkshire
Location
Reading, RG31 7YT, United Kingdom
Telephone
01189414410
Website
kennetvalley.w-berks.sch.uk
Register number
URN 109898 (register entry)
Ofsted
Report card, 17 March 2026: safeguarding met
Last graded Good (graded 20 November 2019)

Vacancies (1)

Class Teacher (KS1) – Kennet Valley Primary School

Salary £32,916 to £51,048 a yearCloses 18 Nov

Full time, part time

Post - Full time and Part time positions considered – ECT’s welcome.We are seeking to appoint an outstanding class KS1 teacher from January 2027.The successful candidate will: Be…

Exam results

YearKS2 expectedKS2 higher
2024/2566%3%
2023/2437%7%
2022/2364%4%

Department for Education performance tables.

Inspections

Report card (17 March 2026)

Safeguarding
Met
DateInspectionOutcome
17 March 2026Report cardSafeguarding met
20 November 2019Graded inspectionGood

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

YearTeachersPupils per teacherLeaversVacanciesAverage pay
2025/2614.513.7–0£50,638
2024/2512.516.016%0£43,348
2023/249.520.421%0£41,822
2022/239.521.332%0£38,047
2021/2210.020.614%0£37,882
2020/219.620.238%0£39,299
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
YearTeachersPupils per teacherLeaversVacanciesAverage pay
2019/209.620.510%0£35,776
2018/199.619.815%0£37,093
2017/189.620.331%0£35,965
2016/179.421.032%0£36,252
2015/169.421.021%1£31,227
2014/159.620.848%0£34,725
2013/149.620.115%0£33,359
2012/139.719.868%0£35,994
2011/129.520.426%0£35,533
2010/1110.718.930%0£34,278

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

YearSessions missedUnauthorisedPersistently absentSeverely absent
2025/267.8%0.6%17.6%3.9%
2024/255.7%0.9%13.1%1.1%
2023/246.0%0.7%17.2%2.1%
2022/236.5%1.2%20.0%0.0%
2021/225.4%0.6%13.8%0.6%
2020/212.5%0.9%2.9%0.0%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
YearSessions missedUnauthorisedPersistently absentSeverely absent
2018/194.9%0.9%12.3%0.0%
2017/184.6%0.7%11.8%0.6%
2016/175.7%1.6%15.0%1.7%

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

2 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 1 teaching, 1 support. Most often advertised: Site Controller, Teacher. Last advertised September 2026.

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Sources

Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. 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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