Wescott Infant School
Goodchild Road, Wokingham, RG40 2EN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE CIRCLE TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs S Holding
- Constituency
- Wokingham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 168
- Pupils on roll
- 116
- URN
- 147926
- Local authority
- Wokingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01189786313
About this school
Wescott Infant School is a primary academy in Wokingham. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 116 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
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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Wescott 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 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 159 |
| 2023/24 | 143 |
| 2024/25 | 122 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wescott Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.6% | 7.4% | 116 | — |
| St Teresa's Catholic Academy | 70% | 4.3% | 6.5% | 342 | 0.1 miles |
| Westende Junior School | 70% | 3.6% | 8.4% | 241 | 0.1 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School | 51% | 8.4% | 25.5% | 169 | 0.5 miles |
| Keep Hatch Primary School | 62% | 4.6% | 16.9% | 374 | 0.5 miles |
| Walter Infant School | — | 4.8% | 10.4% | 221 | 0.9 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.38%
- English as an additional language
- 27%
- Overall absence
- 3.6%
- Persistent absence
- 4.21%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Teresa's Catholic Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Wokingham
-
Westende Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Wokingham
-
All Saints Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Wokingham
-
Keep Hatch Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Wokingham
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Walter Infant School0.9 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 Infants' School 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Wescott Infant School teach?
- Wescott Infant School teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Wokingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Wescott Infant School?
- The headteacher of Wescott Infant School is Mrs S Holding, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wescott Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wescott 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 Wescott Infant School?
- Wescott Infant School has 116 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Wescott Infant School full?
- Wescott Infant School has capacity for 168 pupils and 116 on roll (69%), 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 Wescott Infant School a faith school?
- No. Wescott Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wescott Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Wescott Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Wescott Infant School?
- Wescott Infant School is part of THE CIRCLE TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Wescott Infant School's absence rate?
- Wescott Infant School's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Wescott 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 Wescott 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 2 July 2026.