Churchfields Infants' School

Churchfields Infants' School has demonstrated outstanding performance across all areas since its inspection. The curriculum is ambitious and meticulously planned, ensuring that all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, achieve exceptionally well. The school fosters a positive ethos where children can learn and grow, supported by dedicated staff who prioritize their development. Behaviour is exemplary, and parents express high levels of satisfaction with the school's support for their children. This inspection marks the school's first routine evaluation since the COVID-19 pandemic and its previous outstanding rating in 2013, showcasing its continued commitment to excellence.

Strengths

• High-quality education tailored to meet the needs of all pupils.
• Exceptional early years provision that promotes children's interests and learning.
• Strong focus on phonics and reading, allowing pupils to progress confidently.
• Outstanding behaviour and positive attitudes among pupils.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• Nurturing environment that fosters independence and curiosity.
• Well-developed extracurricular activities that enhance personal development.

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 Churchfields Infants' School attended 96.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.0% 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 Churchfields 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 Churchfields Infants' School had 25.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.5% 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, 3.7% of pupils at Churchfields Infants' School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.7% 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 Churchfields Infants' School received £7,022 and spent £6,829 for each of its 429 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £217,000 (£506 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 Churchfields Infants' School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Churchfields Infants' School is Outstanding, from an inspection in September 2024.

When was Churchfields Infants' School last inspected by Ofsted?

Churchfields Infants' School was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does Churchfields Infants' School have?

Churchfields Infants' School has 429 pupils on roll.

What age range does Churchfields Infants' School cover?

Churchfields Infants' School for pupils aged 5 to 7.

Where is Churchfields Infants' School?

Churchfields Infants' School is at Churchfields, South Woodford, London, E18 2RB.