Westwood Farm Infant School

Westwood Farm Infant School is performing well, achieving a 'Good' rating across all key areas of the inspection. The school has made significant strides in providing a positive learning environment where pupils feel safe and valued, demonstrating strong behavior and engagement in their education. Relationships within the school are characterized by mutual respect, and pupils are eager to learn, benefiting from a well-structured curriculum enriched with various activities. Although the school had received an ‘Outstanding’ rating in its last inspection over a decade ago, this recent evaluation reflects effective adaptations to current educational standards and practices. The leadership team has specifically prioritized personal development, ensuring that pupils foster strong relationships and understand diverse cultural perspectives. With a robust phonics program in place, pupils develop their reading skills early and enthusiastically, though there are areas for improvement in the assessment of foundation subjects, which have not yet fully established consistency in evaluating pupil understanding. The school is inclusive and aims to provide tailored support for pupils with special educational needs, showcasing a strong commitment to developing all learners and ensuring they achieve high standards.

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit strong engagement and motivation in their learning.
• The school fosters an inclusive environment with effective support for pupils with special educational needs.
• There are strong relationships between pupils and staff based on mutual respect.
• The school prioritizes personal development through a comprehensive curriculum.
• Leaders have implemented an effective phonics program to enhance reading skills.

Areas for Improvement

• Assessment processes in foundation subjects are not yet fully effective.

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 Westwood Farm Infant School attended 93.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.8% 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, 0.5% of pupils at Westwood Farm Infant 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 Westwood Farm Infant School had 17.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 21.4% 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, 17.6% of pupils at Westwood Farm Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 7 pupils.

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 Westwood Farm Infant School received £8,202 and spent £8,237 for each of its 428 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £176,000 (£410 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). This school files a single return with the other schools in its federation, so the figures are for the whole federation.

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What is Westwood Farm Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Westwood Farm Infant School is Good, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was Westwood Farm Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Westwood Farm Infant School was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Westwood Farm Infant School have?

Westwood Farm Infant School has 193 pupils on roll.

What age range does Westwood Farm Infant School cover?

Westwood Farm Infant School for pupils aged 3 to 7.

Where is Westwood Farm Infant School?

Westwood Farm Infant School is at Fullbrook Crescent, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG31 6RY.