Gorse Ride Infants' School
Gorse Ride South, Finchampstead, Wokingham, RG40 4EH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Eileen Rogers
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Gorse Ride Infant and Junior Schools Federation
- Constituency
- Wokingham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 109
- URN
- 109924
- Local authority
- Wokingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01189734880
About this school
Gorse Ride Infants' School is a community primary school in Wokingham. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 109 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Gorse Ride Infants' School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Gorse Ride 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 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 109 |
| 2023/24 | 108 |
| 2024/25 | 106 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Gorse Ride Infants' School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.9% | 17.7% | 109 | — |
| Gorse Ride Junior School | 60% | 4.5% | 20% | 159 | 0.1 miles |
| Nine Mile Ride Primary School | 75% | 4.5% | 5.3% | 375 | 0.2 miles |
| Finchampstead CofE VA Primary School | 87% | 5.6% | 2.9% | 108 | 1.2 miles |
| Evendons Primary School | 76% | 3.4% | 2.9% | 413 | 1.4 miles |
| Saint Sebastians Church of England Primary School and Nursery | 71% | 6.3% | 20.7% | 70 | 1.9 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.72%
- English as an additional language
- 22.6%
- Overall absence
- 3.92%
- Persistent absence
- 3.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Gorse Ride Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Wokingham
-
Nine Mile Ride Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Wokingham
-
Finchampstead CofE VA Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Wokingham
-
Evendons Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Wokingham
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Saint Sebastians Church of England Primary School and Nursery1.9 miles
Primary · Wokingham
Other schools in Wokingham
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bearwood Primary School Primary
- Emmbrook Infant School Primary
- Emmbrook Junior School Primary
- Evendons Primary School Primary
- Finchampstead CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Floreat Montague Park Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Gorse Ride Junior School Primary
- Keep Hatch Primary School Primary
- Nine Mile Ride Primary School Primary
- Saint Sebastians Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- St Cecilia's CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Gorse Ride Infants' School teach?
- Gorse Ride Infants' School teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Wokingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Gorse Ride Infants' School?
- The headteacher of Gorse Ride Infants' School is Miss Eileen Rogers, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Gorse Ride Infants' School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Gorse Ride 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 many pupils are at Gorse Ride Infants' School?
- Gorse Ride Infants' School has 109 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Gorse Ride Infants' School full?
- Gorse Ride Infants' School has capacity for 120 pupils and 109 on roll (91%), 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 Gorse Ride Infants' School a faith school?
- No. Gorse Ride Infants' School has no designated religious character.
- Does Gorse Ride Infants' School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Gorse Ride Infants' School as having nursery classes.
- Is Gorse Ride Infants' School part of an academy trust?
- Gorse Ride Infants' School is part of the Gorse Ride Infant and Junior Schools Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Gorse Ride Infants' School's absence rate?
- Gorse Ride Infants' School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Gorse Ride 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 Gorse Ride 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.