Kennet Valley Church of England Aided Primary School

Kennet Valley Church of England Aided Primary School has made significant improvements since its previous inspection, moving from 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. The school fosters a family-like atmosphere that contributes to a safe and caring environment, where pupils are polite and cooperative. Leadership is strong, with a clear focus on improving educational outcomes and providing high-quality training for staff. Strong relationships between pupils and teachers enhance the learning experience, resulting in pupils who enjoy their lessons and engage actively in their work. Despite its strengths, the school still faces challenges, particularly in establishing its new curriculum and supporting some students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit good behaviour and have strong relationships with staff and peers.
• Effective phonics instruction helps early years students develop reading and writing skills.
• Leaders have clear and precise plans for improving educational quality.
• Broad and balanced curriculum enhances pupils' understanding across subjects.
• Pupils benefit from a variety of extracurricular activities that support personal development.

Areas for Improvement

• Some writing instruction does not provide adequate support for spelling.
• Targets for certain pupils with SEND are too broad and hinder progress.
• The newly implemented curriculum needs regular monitoring for effectiveness.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Kennet Valley Church of England Aided Primary School attended 96.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 3.4% of pupils at Kennet Valley Church of England Aided Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Kennet Valley Church of England Aided Primary School had 12.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 21.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 26.4% of pupils at Kennet Valley Church of England Aided Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Kennet Valley Church of England Aided Primary School received £10,413 and spent £10,829 for each of its 53 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £20,000 (-£384 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Kennet Valley Church of England Aided Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Kennet Valley Church of England Aided Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2025.

When was Kennet Valley Church of England Aided Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Kennet Valley Church of England Aided Primary School was last inspected in June 2025.

How many pupils does Kennet Valley Church of England Aided Primary School have?

Kennet Valley Church of England Aided Primary School has 53 pupils on roll.

What age range does Kennet Valley Church of England Aided Primary School cover?

Kennet Valley Church of England Aided Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Kennet Valley Church of England Aided Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Kennet Valley Church of England Aided Primary School?

Kennet Valley Church of England Aided Primary School is at Lockeridge, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 4EL.