Kennet Valley Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Reading, West Berkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.523 miles
Published by West Berkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Kennet Valley Primary School is a primary school in Reading, West Berkshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 1 April 2025. West Berkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Kennet Valley Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 2.523 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 25.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 12.4% across the 8 nearest primary schools in West Berkshire.
- The school has 13.7 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 21.1 across the 8 nearest primary schools in West Berkshire.
- Reception 2026 had 21 first-choice applications for 24 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 66% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other West Berkshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Carters Rise, Calcot, Reading, RG31 7YT
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 198 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 1 April 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending this caring and inclusive school.”
- “Pupils say, rightly, that everyone is welcome.”
- “Staff nurture pupils to develop confidence in themselves and to respect others.”
To improve
- “In 2024, pupils did not achieve well enough in the national tests in mathematics.”
- “However, on occasion, in some subjects the school does not check pupils’ understanding effectively.”
- “At these times, it does not identify gaps in pupils’ learning well enough before new content is taught.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 May 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 66% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 21 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 21 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in West Berkshire.
- Calcot Infant School and Nursery 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Calcot Junior School 1.1 mi School remains Good
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Springfield Primary School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Birch Copse Primary School 1.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Burghfield St Mary's C.E. Primary School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Downsway Primary School 2.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Westwood Farm Infant School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published