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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).

Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. [1 live vacancy](https://eduatlas.org/#vacancies).

- **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](https://www.kennetvalley.w-berks.sch.uk/)
- **Register number:** URN 109898 ([register entry](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/109898))
- **Ofsted:** Report card, 17 March 2026: safeguarding met — Last graded Good (graded 20 November 2019)

## Vacancies (1)

- [Class Teacher (KS1) – Kennet Valley Primary School](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/0xt0yvt41hb-class-teacher-ks1-kennet-valley-primary-school) · Salary £32,916 to £51,048 a year · Closes 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

| 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 |

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% |

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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