Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School

Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School has shown considerable improvement since its last inspection, moving from an 'Requires Improvement' to a 'Good' categorization. The school provides a welcoming environment where staff build strong relationships with pupils, ensuring they feel safe and happy. Leaders have implemented high standards in their educational approaches, particularly in reading and behavior, with initiatives that foster respect for cultural diversity and community involvement. However, while overall academic performance has improved, some gaps remain in the specific knowledge identified in certain subjects and reading attainment at the end of Year 2 was still below average according to national assessments.

Strengths

• Warm and trusting relationships between staff and pupils.
• Ambitious curriculum that develops knowledge over time.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND.
• Strong focus on attendance and behavior management.
• Engagement in extracurricular activities promotes personal development.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum sequencing in some subjects is not well defined.
• Reading attainment at the end of Year 2 is below average.
• Some support staff do not receive tailored development for their expanded roles.

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 Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School attended 93.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 24.1% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' 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 Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School had 26.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 31.3% 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, 11.0% of pupils at Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.3% 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 Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School received £8,104 and spent £9,249 for each of its 338 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £39,000 (-£114 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 Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School is Good, from an inspection in October 2023.

When was Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School last inspected by Ofsted?

Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School was last inspected in October 2023.

How many pupils does Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School have?

Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School has 372 pupils on roll.

What age range does Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School cover?

Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School for pupils aged 3 to 7.

Where is Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School?

Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School is at Winterbourne Road, Thornton Heath, Surrey, CR7 7QT.