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).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 1 live vacancy.
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
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
Year
KS2 expected
KS2 higher
2024/25
66%
3%
2023/24
37%
7%
2022/23
64%
4%
Department for Education performance tables.
Inspections
Report card (17 March 2026)
Safeguarding
Met
Date
Inspection
Outcome
17 March 2026
Report card
Safeguarding met
20 November 2019
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
14.5
13.7
–
0
£50,638
2024/25
12.5
16.0
16%
0
£43,348
2023/24
9.5
20.4
21%
0
£41,822
2022/23
9.5
21.3
32%
0
£38,047
2021/22
10.0
20.6
14%
0
£37,882
2020/21
9.6
20.2
38%
0
£39,299
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
9.6
20.5
10%
0
£35,776
2018/19
9.6
19.8
15%
0
£37,093
2017/18
9.6
20.3
31%
0
£35,965
2016/17
9.4
21.0
32%
0
£36,252
2015/16
9.4
21.0
21%
1
£31,227
2014/15
9.6
20.8
48%
0
£34,725
2013/14
9.6
20.1
15%
0
£33,359
2012/13
9.7
19.8
68%
0
£35,994
2011/12
9.5
20.4
26%
0
£35,533
2010/11
10.7
18.9
30%
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
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
7.8%
0.6%
17.6%
3.9%
2024/25
5.7%
0.9%
13.1%
1.1%
2023/24
6.0%
0.7%
17.2%
2.1%
2022/23
6.5%
1.2%
20.0%
0.0%
2021/22
5.4%
0.6%
13.8%
0.6%
2020/21
2.5%
0.9%
2.9%
0.0%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
4.9%
0.9%
12.3%
0.0%
2017/18
4.6%
0.7%
11.8%
0.6%
2016/17
5.7%
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.
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. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.