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Phoenix Infant Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–7 · Academy
Warrington Avenue, Slough SL1 3BQ · phoenixinfants.uk · 01753 521888
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improved significantly
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2025
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 262
- 97% of 270 places
- Local authority
- Slough
- Free school meals
- 26.3%
- First language not English
- 77.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 95 families put the school first and 89 places were offered; 92% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 89 | 95 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 84 | 76 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 90 | 90 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 90 | 85 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 72 | 66 | 0.9 | 100% |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 12 February 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Phoenix Infant Academy was: Improved significantly.
- Outcome
- Improved significantly
- Inspected
- 11 Feb 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Jun 2014Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (73 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 73
- 27% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (19%) with SEND