Dropmore Infant School
Littleworth Road, Dropmore, Burnham, SL1 8PF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Waugh & Miss Douglas
- Constituency
- Beaconsfield
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 75
- Pupils on roll
- 64
- URN
- 110223
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01753644403
About this school
Dropmore Infant School is a community primary school in Burnham. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 64 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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Dropmore 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 | 3.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61 |
| 2023/24 | 61 |
| 2024/25 | 52 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dropmore Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.1% | 1.9% | 64 | — |
| Farnham Common Infant School | — | 5.3% | 9.5% | 165 | 1.8 miles |
| St Paul's Church of England Combined School, Wooburn | 79% | 3.7% | 10.5% | 225 | 1.8 miles |
| Farnham Common Junior School | 65% | 5.3% | 11.4% | 229 | 1.9 miles |
| Wooburn Green Primary School | 80% | 6.1% | 28.8% | 177 | 2.0 miles |
| Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Cookham | 79% | 3.3% | 1.4% | 210 | 2.3 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)
- 1.92%
- English as an additional language
- 3.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.07%
- Persistent absence
- 11.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Farnham Common Infant School1.8 miles
Primary · Slough
-
St Paul's Church of England Combined School, Wooburn1.8 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
Farnham Common Junior School1.9 miles
Primary · Farnham Common
-
Wooburn Green Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
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Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Cookham2.3 miles
Primary · Maidenhead
Other schools in Burnham
Common questions
- What year groups does Dropmore Infant School teach?
- Dropmore Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Burnham.
- Who is the headteacher of Dropmore Infant School?
- The headteacher of Dropmore Infant School is Mrs Waugh & Miss Douglas, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Dropmore Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dropmore 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 Dropmore Infant School?
- Dropmore Infant School has 64 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Dropmore Infant School full?
- Dropmore Infant School has capacity for 75 pupils and 64 on roll (85%), 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 Dropmore Infant School a faith school?
- No. Dropmore Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Dropmore Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Dropmore Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Dropmore Infant School's absence rate?
- Dropmore Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Dropmore 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 Dropmore 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.