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Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Community school
Winterbourne Road, Thornton Heath CR7 7QT · winterbournenurseryandinfants.co.uk · 020 8689 7684
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2023
- Last distance offered
- 6.17 mi
- 9.93 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Croydon Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 372
- 83% of 450 places
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 26.6%
- First language not English
- 69.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 6.17 mi (9.93 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 9.89 mi (15.91 km). Source: Croydon Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 75 families put the school first and 83 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 83 | 75 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 100 | 94 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 84 | 73 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 96 | 87 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 87 | 77 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 6.17 mi9.93 km | |
| September 2025 | 9.89 mi15.91 km | |
| September 2024 | 4.24 mi6.83 km | |
| September 2022 | All | |
The furthest distance at which the school offered a place for the 2024, 2025 and 2026 intake.
The council lists the school as having vacancies on 19 April 2022: everyone who applied was offered a place.
Ofsted
Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 13 September 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 13 Sept 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Dec 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- May 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Feb 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Dec 2019Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
- Sept 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
Sept 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (110 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 110
- 26% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 55% who raised concerns
based on the 25% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (13%) with SEND