Calcot Infant School and Nursery

Community school·Infant school Reading, West Berkshire·RG31 4XG

School type

Infant school

Ages 3–7

Key Stage 2 performance

Calcot Infant School and Nursery is an infant school for pupils aged 3–7. Pupils move on to a separate junior or middle school before Year 6, so the school does not enter pupils for the Key Stage 2 SATs and has no KS2 results to publish.

This applies to every infant school in England — it does not mean data is missing. Ofsted judgements and school information are shown below.

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first

100%

37 first choices, 39 places

First choices per place

0.95

fewer first choices than places

Applications naming the school

any preference, for 39 places

Applications from another council area

16%

First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.02

00.511.5

1 per place

0.9320221.0020231.0320240.9620250.952026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Calcot Infant School and Nursery first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness

Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Safeguarding effective?

Yes

Early years provision

Outstanding

School profile

Age range: 3–7
Pupils on roll: 214
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6

17.1%

Typical primary: 21.5%

% EAL

17.8%

Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support

10.3%

Typical primary: 14.3%

% with an EHC plan

2.3%

Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence

6.4%

Typical primary: 5.3%

Persistently absent

22.1%

Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher

17.8

Typical primary: 20.7

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

Nearby primary schools

Calcot Junior School Reading · 0.0 mi 37.8 Springfield Primary School Reading · 0.7 mi 58.8 St Paul's Catholic Primary School Reading · 0.7 mi 54.7 Birch Copse Primary School Reading · 1.0 mi 70.1 Kennet Valley Primary School Reading · 1.1 mi 46.4 Theale C.E. Primary School Reading · 1.4 mi 92.8 Downsway Primary School Reading · 1.9 mi 43.2 Burghfield St Mary's C.E. Primary School Reading · 2.0 mi 36.0

Location

Official sources

Latest Ofsted report reports.ofsted.gov.uk DfE Compare School Performance compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk GIAS school details get-information-schools.service.gov.uk

About Calcot Infant School and Nursery

Calcot Infant School and Nursery is a primary school in Reading, West Berkshire, classified by the DfE as a community school. Around 214 pupils aged 3 to 7 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted.

Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Calcot Infant School and Nursery their first choice was offered one of its 39 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 6.4%. There are about 17.8 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.