Geoffrey Field Infant School
Exbourne Road, Whitley Wood, Reading, RG2 8RH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Zoe Dean
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Earley and Woodley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 322
- Pupils on roll
- 313
- URN
- 109782
- Local authority
- Reading
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01189375473
About this school
Geoffrey Field Infant School is a community primary school in Reading. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 313 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Geoffrey Field Infant 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 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 312 |
| 2023/24 | 313 |
| 2024/25 | 310 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Geoffrey Field Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.3% | 28.7% | 313 | — |
| Geoffrey Field Junior School | 56% | 5% | 35.4% | 357 | 0.0 miles |
| Christ The King Catholic Primary School | 57% | 6.5% | 44.9% | 298 | 0.1 miles |
| Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School | 53% | 6.9% | 39.8% | 511 | 0.7 miles |
| The Ridgeway Primary School | 54% | 6.8% | 41.3% | 362 | 0.7 miles |
| Hillside Primary School | — | — | — | 450 | 1.0 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)
- 28.68%
- English as an additional language
- 43.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.33%
- Persistent absence
- 13.33%
Location
Nearby schools
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Geoffrey Field Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Reading
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Christ The King Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Reading
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Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Reading
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The Ridgeway Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Reading
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Hillside Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Reading
Other schools in Reading
- Aldermaston C.E. Primary School Primary
- Aldryngton Primary School Primary
- Alfred Sutton Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School Primary
- All Saints Junior School Primary
- Basildon C.E. Primary School Primary
- Battle Primary Academy Primary
- Beechwood Primary School Primary
- Beenham Primary School Primary
- Birch Copse Primary School Primary
- Bradfield C.E. Primary School Primary
- Brimpton C.E. Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Geoffrey Field Infant School teach?
- Geoffrey Field Infant School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Reading.
- Who is the headteacher of Geoffrey Field Infant School?
- The headteacher of Geoffrey Field Infant School is Miss Zoe Dean, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Geoffrey Field Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Geoffrey Field Infant 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 Geoffrey Field Infant School?
- Geoffrey Field Infant School has 313 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Geoffrey Field Infant School full?
- Geoffrey Field Infant School has capacity for 322 pupils and 313 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Geoffrey Field Infant School a faith school?
- No. Geoffrey Field Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Geoffrey Field Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Geoffrey Field Infant School as having nursery classes.
- What is Geoffrey Field Infant School's absence rate?
- Geoffrey Field Infant School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Geoffrey Field Infant 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 Geoffrey Field Infant 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.