Headteacher
Salary £117,624 to £136,184 a yearCloses 4 Dec
Full time
The Avenue School is seeking an exceptional and visionary Headteacher to lead our specialist school into its next exciting chapter. This is a unique opportunity to make a lasting…
The Avenue Special School
The Avenue Special School is an academy in Reading, United Kingdom with 253 pupils, part of The Avenue School Special Needs Academy Trust. Ofsted: Good, inspected 16 May 2023. As of 7 November 2026 it is advertising 5 vacancies, including Headteacher (closes 4 December), Administrative Assistant (Staff Attendance and Absence Management) (closes 20 November) and Learning Support Assistants – The Avenue School (closes 29 November).
- Head
- Symon Cooke, Headteacher
- Trust or group
- The Avenue School Special Needs Academy Trust
- Type
- Academy
- Pupils
- 253 pupils · 34% girls · 37.2% eligible for free school meals · 35.2% with English as an additional language
DfE school census, 2025/26 - Special needs
- 0 (0.0%) on SEN support · 253 (100.0%) with an education, health and care plan
DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26 - Local authority
- Reading
- Location
- Reading, RG30 4BZ, United Kingdom
- Telephone
- 01183389038
- Website
- avenue.reading.sch.uk
- Register number
- URN 137435 (register entry)
- Ofsted
- Good, inspected 16 May 2023
Vacancies (5)
Administrative Assistant (Staff Attendance and Absence Management)
Salary £11,297 allowance (the pay scale is in the advert)Closes 20 Nov
Part timeAdministration and business
We are looking for an Admin Assistant who will support the recording, monitoring and reporting of staff sickness absence and attendance across the school. Your role will involve…
Learning Support Assistants – The Avenue School
Closes 29 Nov
Full time, part timeTeaching support
Support Assistants work Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 3.15pm, 31.25 hours per week, term time only plus INSET days Join our warm, welcoming team and help transform the lives of…
Headteacher – The Avenue School
Salary £113,646 to £131,578 a yearCloses 3 DecStarts April or September 2027
Full time
Full Time - 1.0 FTE - Permanent - Start Date: April or September 2027Are you an inspirational leader who believes that every child can thrive?The Avenue School is seeking an…
Admin Assistant (Staff Attendance & Absence Monitoring) – The Avenue School
Closes 19 Nov
Full time, part timeAdministration and business
Term time only + INSET days, 15 hours per week – mornings, 3 hours per day (with flexibility around start & finish times) - Permanent The Avenue Special Needs School, based in…
Exam results
| Year | KS2 expected | KS2 higher |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 0% | 0% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 0% |
| 2022/23 | 0% | 0% |
Department for Education performance tables.
Inspections
| Date | Inspection | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 16 May 2023 | Graded inspection | Good |
| 24 September 2019 | Ungraded inspection | School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next |
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 | 33.6 | 7.5 | – | 2 | £45,684 |
| 2024/25 | 23.4 | 10.5 | 0% | 0 | £48,387 |
| 2023/24 | 25.1 | 9.3 | 25% | 1 | £47,027 |
| 2022/23 | 30.0 | 6.8 | 26% | 0 | £42,017 |
| 2021/22 | 27.1 | 7.1 | 31% | 0 | £40,991 |
| 2020/21 | 26.2 | 6.6 | 14% | 0 | £39,637 |
Earlier years (2011/12 to 2019/20)
| Year | Teachers | Pupils per teacher | Leavers | Vacancies | Average pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 27.8 | 6.2 | 11% | 0 | £42,124 |
| 2018/19 | 20.6 | 7.4 | 9% | 0 | £38,733 |
| 2017/18 | 23.4 | 6.0 | 22% | 0 | £36,570 |
| 2016/17 | 19.1 | 6.3 | 32% | 0 | £42,743 |
| 2015/16 | 20.0 | 5.9 | 19% | 0 | £41,271 |
| 2014/15 | 21.0 | 5.4 | 14% | 0 | £39,289 |
| 2013/14 | 19.6 | 5.6 | 17% | 0 | £38,479 |
| 2012/13 | 20.6 | 5.0 | 21% | 0 | £36,376 |
| 2011/12 | 16.6 | 5.9 | 18% | 0 | £40,741 |
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 | 11.3% | 2.5% | 37.0% | 4.4% |
| 2024/25 | 14.6% | 3.6% | 40.9% | 8.4% |
| 2023/24 | 13.2% | 3.5% | 39.7% | 5.3% |
| 2022/23 | 13.7% | 3.4% | 37.6% | 5.1% |
| 2021/22 | 12.4% | 1.6% | 38.5% | 4.3% |
| 2020/21 | 8.7% | 1.2% | 21.8% | 5.1% |
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
| Year | Sessions missed | Unauthorised | Persistently absent | Severely absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 8.8% | 2.0% | 25.2% | 2.0% |
| 2017/18 | 7.6% | 0.6% | 25.2% | 0.8% |
| 2016/17 | 7.8% | 0.6% | 25.9% | 1.8% |
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).
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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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