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Polehampton Church of England Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–7 · Academy
Hermitage Drive, Twyford, Reading RG10 9HS · polehampton.org.uk · 0118 934 0246
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Wokingham Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 148
- 71% of 208 places
- Local authority
- Wokingham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 0.7%
- First language not English
- 16.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Wokingham Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 48 families put the school first and 56 places were offered; 100% 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 | 56 | 48 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 42 | 42 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 45 | 45 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 59 | 66 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 98% |
Ofsted
Polehampton Church of England Infant and Nursery School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 21 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 21 Nov 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 | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jan 2011
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 109981), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jan 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 109981)
Jun 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 109981)
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (104 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 104
- 1% · 2 Sept 2024
based on the 65% who raised concerns
based on the 28% who had a child bullied