Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School
Winterbourne Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 7QT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Petra Wigzell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Croydon West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 372
- URN
- 101746
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086897684
About this school
Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School is a community primary school in Thornton Heath. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 372 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 427 |
| 2023/24 | 439 |
| 2024/25 | 415 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.7% | 31.9% | 372 | — |
| Winterbourne Boys' Academy | 80% | 5.8% | 37.9% | 201 | 0.0 miles |
| Winterbourne Junior Girls' School | 89% | 4.6% | 40.8% | 260 | 0.0 miles |
| Paxton Academy Sports And Science | 87% | 6.8% | 55.5% | 281 | 0.3 miles |
| Gonville Academy | 80% | 5.2% | 27.9% | 427 | 0.4 miles |
| St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School | 71% | 3.7% | 19.4% | 447 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.91%
- English as an additional language
- 70.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.71%
- Persistent absence
- 24.14%
Location
Nearby schools
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Winterbourne Boys' Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Thornton Heath
-
Winterbourne Junior Girls' School0.0 miles
Primary · Thornton Heath
-
Paxton Academy Sports And Science0.3 miles
Primary · Thornton Heath
-
Gonville Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Thornton Heath
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St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Thornton Heath
Other schools in Thornton Heath
- Beulah Junior School Primary
- David Livingstone Academy Primary
- Ecclesbourne Primary School Primary
- Gonville Academy Primary
- Kensington Avenue Primary School Primary
- Paxton Academy Sports And Science Primary
- St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy Primary
- St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Whitehorse Manor Infant School Primary
- Whitehorse Manor Junior School Primary
- Winterbourne Boys' Academy Primary
- Winterbourne Junior Girls' School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School teach?
- Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Thornton Heath.
- Who is the headteacher of Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School?
- The headteacher of Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School is Ms Petra Wigzell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School?
- Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School has 372 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School full?
- Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School has capacity for 450 pupils and 372 on roll (83%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School a faith school?
- No. Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School has no designated religious character.
- Does Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School have?
- The schools register lists Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School's absence rate?
- Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.