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Thames Valley School[1]

Special · ages 4–16

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Results

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GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
17.5 2023/24[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
20% 2023/24[2]
Progress 8
-1.85 2023/24[2]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[3]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[4]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[5]
Earlier years
YearAttainment 8Grade 5+ in English & mathsProgress 8
2022/23 11.6[6] 0%[6] -1.32[6]
2018/19 16.7[7] 14%[7] -1.46[7]
2017/18 11.3[8] 9%[8] -1.97[8]

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
38% 2023/24[9]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
0% 2023/24[9]
Reading, average scaled score
103 2023/24[9]
Maths, average scaled score
96 2023/24[9]
All results, 2021/22
Not published[10]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[10]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[10]
Earlier years
Year Expected standard (reading, writing & maths) Higher standard (reading, writing & maths) Reading, average scaled score Maths, average scaled score
2018/19 43%[11] 0%[11] 99[11] 99[11]
2017/18 0%[12] 0%[12] 99[12] 98[12]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
70% 2022/23[13]
School sixth form
0% 2022/23[13]
Sixth-form college
0% 2022/23[13]
Further education college
50% 2022/23[13]
Apprenticeship
0% 2022/23[13]
Employment
0% 2022/23[13]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2020/21 83%[14] 17%[14] 0%[14] 50%[14] 0%[14] 0%[14]
2019/20 86%[15] 29%[15] 14%[15] 43%[15] 0%[15] 0%[15]
2018/19 86%[16] 0%[16] 14%[16] 57%[16] 0%[16] 0%[16]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
16 Apr 2024[17]
Type
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1[17]
Report published
13 May 2024[17]
Personal development
Good[17]
Quality of education
Good[17]
Overall effectiveness
Good[17]
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding[17]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[17]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good[17]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
8 Nov 2022[18] S8 No Formal Designation Visit[18] No overall grade[18]
7 Dec 2021[19] S5 Inspection[19] Requires improvement[19]

Competition to get in

No published data for this school.

Character & practicalities

Type
Free schools special[1]
Ages
4–16[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Sixth form
No[1]
Capacity
78[1]
Trust
LIBERTY ACADEMY TRUST LTD.[1]
Local authority
Reading[1]
Website
www.thamesvalleyschool.org.uk[1]
District
Reading[20]
Postcode
RG30 4BZ[1]
URN
139728[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
59 2024/25[21]
English as an additional language
1.7% 2024/25[21]
SEN support
0% 2024/25[21]
EHC plan
100% 2024/25[21]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
45.8% 2024/25[21]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
75.6%[22]
Mixed
7.7%[22]
Asian
5.1%[22]
Black
5.1%[22]
Any other ethnic group
1.3%[22]
Unclassified
5.1%[22]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2024/25: data guidance. Period 2024/25. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
  4. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2020/21. Period 2020/21. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series for the 2020/21 academic year was cancelled
  5. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2019/20. Period 2019/20. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in 2020
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2017/18, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  10. Department for Education: Key stage 2 attainment: national headlines 2021/22. Period 2021/22. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quotes (2)
    We will not publish key stage 2 data for academic year 2021/22 in performance tables (also known as Compare School and College Performance).
    This is the first publication of key stage 2 attainment statistics since 2019 due to cancellation of 2020 and 2021 assessments during the pandemic.
  11. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  12. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2017/18, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  13. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  14. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2020/21, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  15. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2019/20, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  16. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 destinations. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  17. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2023/24. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  18. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2022/23. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  19. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2021/22. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  20. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  21. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  22. Department for Education: Schools, pupils and their characteristics: school level underlying data. Period 2025/26, published 2026-06-04. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.