Kennet Valley Primary School
Carters Rise, Calcot, Reading, RG31 7YT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Adam Abery
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 198
- URN
- 109898
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01189414410
About this school
Kennet Valley Primary School is a community primary school in Reading. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 198 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 37% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 7% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 60% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 57% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 63% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Kennet Valley Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | West Berkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 37% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 55.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 202 |
| 2023/24 | 193 |
| 2024/25 | 200 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kennet Valley Primary School compares
Kennet Valley Primary School ranked 16th of 52 primary schools in West Berkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 5.6% | 23.5% | 198 | — |
| Manor Primary School | 68% | 5.9% | 40.6% | 294 | 0.4 miles |
| Churchend Primary Academy | 68% | 6.5% | 20.6% | 401 | 0.7 miles |
| St Michael's Primary School | 38% | 6.4% | 31.7% | 362 | 0.8 miles |
| Southcote Primary School | 31% | 4.8% | 18.1% | 528 | 0.9 miles |
| English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School | 65% | 6% | 15.4% | 408 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.5%
- English as an additional language
- 20%
- Overall absence
- 5.61%
- Persistent absence
- 13.56%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Manor Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Churchend Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Reading
-
St Michael's Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Southcote Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Reading
-
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Reading
Other schools in Reading
Kennet Valley Primary School ranks 44th of the 82 ranked primary schools in Reading.
- Aldermaston C.E. Primary School Primary
- Aldryngton Primary School Primary
- Alfred Sutton Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School Primary
- All Saints Junior School Primary
- Basildon C.E. Primary School Primary
- Battle Primary Academy Primary
- Beechwood Primary School Primary
- Beenham Primary School Primary
- Birch Copse Primary School Primary
- Bradfield C.E. Primary School Primary
- Brimpton C.E. Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Kennet Valley Primary School teach?
- Kennet Valley Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Reading.
- Who is the headteacher of Kennet Valley Primary School?
- The headteacher of Kennet Valley Primary School is Mr Adam Abery, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Kennet Valley Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kennet Valley Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Kennet Valley Primary School?
- Kennet Valley Primary School has 198 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Kennet Valley Primary School full?
- Kennet Valley Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 198 on roll (94%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Kennet Valley Primary School a faith school?
- No. Kennet Valley Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Kennet Valley Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Kennet Valley Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Kennet Valley Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Kennet Valley Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Kennet Valley Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kennet Valley Primary School rank locally?
- Kennet Valley Primary School ranked 16th of 52 primary schools in West Berkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kennet Valley Primary School's absence rate?
- Kennet Valley Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kennet Valley Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kennet Valley Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.