Robert Piggott CofE Infant School
Beverley Gardens, Wargrave, Reading, RG10 8ED
This school is closed (it closed in May 2026).
It was replaced by Robert Piggott CofE Infant School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Executive Headteacher
- Ms Vanessa O'Byrne
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
- Constituency
- Wokingham
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 135
- Pupils on roll
- 111
- URN
- 109989
- Local authority
- Wokingham
- Website
- School website
About this school
Robert Piggott CofE Infant School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Reading. It taught children aged 5 to 7 and had 111 pupils on roll.
Ofsted inspected it; its last report is linked below.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 23 April 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How Robert Piggott CofE 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 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 118 |
| 2023/24 | 117 |
| 2024/25 | 113 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Robert Piggott CofE Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.1% | 8% | 111 | — |
| Robert Piggott CofE Infant School | — | — | — | — | 0.0 miles |
| Robert Piggott CofE Junior School | — | — | — | — | 0.1 miles |
| Polehampton Church of England Junior School | 71% | 3.6% | 6% | 232 | 1.1 miles |
| Polehampton Church of England Infant School | — | 4.3% | 2.4% | 148 | 1.3 miles |
| Crazies Hill Church of England Primary School | 80% | 3.9% | 5.1% | 84 | 1.6 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)
- 7.96%
- English as an additional language
- 4.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.09%
- Persistent absence
- 13.75%
Location
Nearby schools
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Robert Piggott CofE Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Reading
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Robert Piggott CofE Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Reading
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Polehampton Church of England Junior School1.1 miles
Primary · Reading
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Polehampton Church of England Infant School1.3 miles
Primary · Reading
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Crazies Hill Church of England Primary School1.6 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 Robert Piggott CofE Infant School teach?
- Robert Piggott CofE Infant School taught children aged 5 to 7. It was a primary school in Reading.
- When was Robert Piggott CofE Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Robert Piggott CofE 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 Robert Piggott CofE Infant School?
- Robert Piggott CofE Infant School had 111 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Does Robert Piggott CofE 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 Robert Piggott CofE 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.