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Kennet Valley Primary School

Community school · Reading · RG31 7YT

Ages 4–11 · 198 pupils · West Berkshire

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

37%

Overall absence

6.2%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-04-01

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)37%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)19.9%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
5.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.7%
Enrolments in measure
186

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.96 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

24

Places offered

25

1st-preference offers

24

Total preferences (any rank)
43
Preferred offers (top 3)
25
Applications from outside LA
9
Offers to outside-LA applicants
4

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill94%

198 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
198
Boys / girls
107 / 91
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
198 / 210 (94%)
Free school meals
25.3%
FSM pupils
50
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Adam Abery

Location

Address
Carters Rise, Calcot
Postcode
RG31 7YT
Town
Reading
County
Berkshire
Local authority
West Berkshire
District
West Berkshire
Constituency
Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
12 on roll / 12 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Reading, West Berkshire, 198 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 25.3%. SEN provision includes: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health.

Open schools in Reading
156
Primary schools in Reading
102
Academies among open schools in Reading
36% (56)
Open schools in RG31
14
Primary in RG31
11
Open schools in West Berkshire LA
99
Primary in West Berkshire LA
67

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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  • Manor Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Reading · RG30 3LJ · Reading

    Ages 3–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence6.9%
    • FSM34.7%
    • Demand0.98

    0.4 miles away

  • Churchend Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Reading · RG30 4HP · Reading

    Ages 3–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM17.4%
    • Demand0.88

    0.7 miles away

  • St Michael's Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Reading · RG30 4AS · Reading

    Ages 5–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM34.0%
    • Demand1.00

    0.8 miles away

  • Southcote Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM18.0%
    • Demand0.91

    0.9 miles away

  • Moorlands Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence7.0%
    • FSM39.6%
    • Demand1.00

    1.1 miles away

  • Calcot Infant School and Nursery

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Reading · RG31 4XG · West Berkshire

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM16.8%
    • Demand1.03

    1.1 miles away

  • Calcot Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Reading · RG31 4XG · West Berkshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence7.3%
    • FSM29.2%

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Adam Abery
Telephone
01189414410
Website
www.kennetvalley.w-berks.sch.uk/

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