Pinewood Infant School
Pinewood Park, Farnborough, GU14 9LE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Shakespeare
- Federation
- The Federation of Guillemont Junior School and Pinewood Infant School
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Aldershot
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 113
- Pupils on roll
- 107
- URN
- 116158
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01252511885
About this school
Pinewood Infant School is a community primary school in Farnborough. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 107 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Pinewood 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 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 97 |
| 2023/24 | 97 |
| 2024/25 | 110 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Pinewood Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.4% | 21.8% | 107 | — |
| Guillemont Junior School | 61% | 4.2% | 14.1% | 303 | 0.2 miles |
| Cove Infant School | — | 5.4% | 16.7% | 172 | 0.6 miles |
| Manor Junior School | 52% | 5.7% | 37.6% | 286 | 0.6 miles |
| Manor Infant School | — | 5.5% | 17.5% | 161 | 0.6 miles |
| Parsonage Farm Nursery and Infant School | — | 4.9% | 11% | 205 | 0.7 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
-
Graded inspection report17 March 2026
- 12 October 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.82%
- English as an additional language
- 15.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.38%
- Persistent absence
- 2.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Guillemont Junior School0.2 miles
Primary · Farnborough
-
Cove Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Farnborough
-
Manor Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Farnborough
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Manor Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Farnborough
-
Parsonage Farm Nursery and Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Farnborough
Other schools in Farnborough
- Cherrywood Community Primary School Primary
- Cove Infant School Primary
- Cove Junior School Primary
- Farnborough Grange Nursery & Infant Community School Primary
- Grange Community Junior School Primary
- Guillemont Junior School Primary
- Manor Infant School Primary
- Manor Junior School Primary
- North Farnborough Infant School Primary
- Parsonage Farm Nursery and Infant School Primary
- South Farnborough Infant School Primary
- South Farnborough Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Pinewood Infant School teach?
- Pinewood Infant School teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Farnborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Pinewood Infant School?
- The headteacher of Pinewood Infant School is Mr Paul Shakespeare, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Pinewood Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Pinewood 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 Pinewood Infant School?
- Pinewood Infant School has 107 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Pinewood Infant School full?
- Pinewood Infant School has capacity for 113 pupils and 107 on roll (95%), 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 Pinewood Infant School a faith school?
- No. Pinewood Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Pinewood Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Pinewood Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Pinewood Infant School?
- Pinewood Infant School is part of the The Federation of Guillemont Junior School and Pinewood Infant School federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Pinewood Infant School have?
- The schools register lists Pinewood Infant School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Pinewood Infant School's absence rate?
- Pinewood Infant School's overall absence rate is 3.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Pinewood 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 Pinewood 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 15 July 2026.