Wescott Infant School

Wescott Infant School has received its first inspection since becoming an academy, and the overall effectiveness has been rated as good. The school demonstrates notable strengths in behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership, all of which have been judged as outstanding. The school creates a strong, nurturing environment where children feel safe and excited about learning, effectively supporting all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. The leadership has built strong relationships with the school community, contributing to a positive atmosphere where pupils are encouraged to fulfill their potential.

Strengths

• Exceptional early years provision that establishes excellent routines.
• Ambitious and well-structured curriculum across all year groups.
• Strong relationships fostered between staff, pupils, and parents.
• Pupils exhibit exemplary behaviour and a strong commitment to learning.
• Outstanding personal development, promoting moral purpose and understanding of global issues.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent application of effective strategies in some foundation subjects affecting knowledge retention.

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 Wescott Infant School attended 96.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.2% 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 Wescott 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 Wescott Infant School had 19.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 22.2% 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, 4.3% of pupils at Wescott Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.6% 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 2024–25 Wescott Infant School received £8,884 and spent £8,885 for each of its 122 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £349,000 (£2,857 per pupil).

Across all 11 schools of The Circle Trust, income was £6,360 and spending £6,297 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Wokingham · Wokingham local authority: places and applications

Wescott Infant School is part of The Circle Trust, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:

• Westende Junior School Wokingham
• St Crispin's School Wokingham
• The Emmbrook School Wokingham
• Emmbrook Infant School Wokingham
• Emmbrook Junior School Wokingham
• The Hawthorns Primary School Wokingham
• Nine Mile Ride Primary School Wokingham
• Owlsmoor Primary School Sandhurst
• Shinfield Infant and Nursery School Reading
• Badgemore Primary School Henley-On-Thames

What is Wescott Infant School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Wescott Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Wescott Infant School was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Wescott Infant School have?

Wescott Infant School has 116 pupils on roll.

What age range does Wescott Infant School cover?

Wescott Infant School for pupils aged 5 to 7.

Where is Wescott Infant School?

Wescott Infant School is at Goodchild Road, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG40 2EN.