Wootton Bassett Infants' School

Wootton Bassett Infants’ School has made significant progress since its previous inspection, moving from a grade of Requires Improvement to Good overall. The school provides a welcoming and supportive environment where pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), enjoy a wide range of subjects and experiences. Leaders have implemented a strong emphasis on reading and mathematics, which has contributed to a calm atmosphere and positive attitudes among pupils. However, the curriculum in some subjects still needs refinement to ensure all essential knowledge is clearly identified and taught effectively.

Strengths

• High expectations of pupil behavior leading to a calm and orderly atmosphere.
• Strong support for pupils with SEND to access the curriculum.
• Effective phonics program introduced to improve reading skills.
• Positive relationships between pupils and staff create a safe learning environment.
• Engaging and diverse learning experiences enhance pupil enjoyment.

Areas for Improvement

• Some gaps in essential knowledge in wider curriculum subjects.
• Reading materials for struggling pupils do not always match their phonics knowledge.

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 Wootton Bassett Infants' School attended 95.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.7% 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 Wootton Bassett 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 Wootton Bassett Infants' School had 15.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 12.8% of pupils at Wootton Bassett Infants' School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 9.3% 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 Wootton Bassett Infants' School received £9,469 and spent £10,558 for each of its 86 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £136,000 (-£1,586 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 Wootton Bassett Infants' School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Wootton Bassett Infants' School is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Wootton Bassett Infants' School last inspected by Ofsted?

Wootton Bassett Infants' School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Wootton Bassett Infants' School have?

Wootton Bassett Infants' School has 86 pupils on roll.

What age range does Wootton Bassett Infants' School cover?

Wootton Bassett Infants' School for pupils aged 4 to 7.

Where is Wootton Bassett Infants' School?

Wootton Bassett Infants' School is at High Street, Royal Wootton Bassett, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN4 7BS.