Purley CofE Primary School is a state-maintained primary school in Reading, United Kingdom with 81 pupils. Ofsted: Report card, 21 April 2026: strong standard in 1 area, expected standard in 5; safeguarding met. As of 7 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) (closes 20 November).
Head
Amy Holland, Headteacher
Type
State-maintained, Primary
Pupils
81 pupils · 51% girls · 20.0% eligible for free school meals · 14.1% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
31 (36.5%) on SEN support · 4 (4.7%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
What skills and experience we're looking for An adaptable and confident practitioner who can teach and support learning across the primary age range, from EYFS to Year 6, and who…
Exam results
Year
KS2 expected
KS2 higher
2024/25
62%
0%
2023/24
60%
7%
2022/23
20%
7%
Department for Education performance tables.
Inspections
Report card (21 April 2026)
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and well-being
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Safeguarding
Met
Date
Inspection
Outcome
21 April 2026
Report card
Strong standard in 1 area, expected standard in 5; safeguarding met
23 November 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains 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
4.6
17.8
–
0
£49,815
2024/25
5.3
15.6
38%
0
£45,350
2023/24
4.6
20.5
29%
0
£43,268
2022/23
5.2
19.5
20%
0
£39,181
2021/22
5.0
21.2
40%
0
£42,570
2020/21
5.6
18.8
11%
0
£40,096
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
5.6
19.2
18%
0
£35,400
2018/19
4.9
23.2
0%
0
£38,899
2017/18
5.0
22.8
2%
0
£35,003
2016/17
5.2
21.1
2%
0
£33,811
2015/16
4.9
20.8
0%
0
£35,211
2014/15
4.0
19.3
35%
0
£33,805
2013/14
4.4
15.0
9%
0
£34,019
2012/13
3.4
17.6
59%
0
£37,931
2011/12
4.0
14.8
0%
0
£36,742
2010/11
3.4
17.6
0%
0
£35,701
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
6.0%
1.6%
15.1%
1.4%
2024/25
4.4%
0.7%
11.8%
0.0%
2023/24
5.3%
0.7%
18.3%
1.1%
2022/23
6.2%
0.4%
22.1%
0.0%
2021/22
4.3%
0.4%
12.4%
0.0%
2020/21
1.9%
0.3%
3.2%
1.1%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
3.0%
0.5%
3.1%
0.0%
2017/18
2.4%
0.2%
3.0%
0.0%
2016/17
3.3%
0.4%
4.1%
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
4 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 2 teaching, 2 support. Most often advertised: Breakfast Club Play Leader, Higher Level Teaching Assistant, Lunchtime Assistant. Last advertised October 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.