St Thomas' Church of England Infant School, Woolton Hill

Voluntary controlled school·Infant school Newbury, Hampshire·RG20 9XF

School type

Infant school

Ages 3–7

Key Stage 2 performance

St Thomas' Church of England Infant School, Woolton Hill 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%

18 first choices, 23 places

First choices per place

0.78

fewer first choices than places

Applications naming the school

any preference, for 23 places

Applications from another council area

40%

First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.17

00.511.5

1 per place

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

Every child who put St Thomas' Church of England Infant School, Woolton Hill 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

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Safeguarding effective?

Yes

Early years provision

Good

School profile

Age range: 3–7
Pupils on roll: 95
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6

8.4%

Typical primary: 21.5%

% EAL

1.1%

Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support

14.7%

Typical primary: 14.3%

% with an EHC plan

5.3%

Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence

4.6%

Typical primary: 5.3%

Persistently absent

8.3%

Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher

19.0

Typical primary: 20.7

Spend per pupil

£7,665

Typical primary: £6,960

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

Nearby primary schools

Woolton Hill Junior School Newbury · 0.1 mi 52.9 St Martin's East Woodhay Church of England (Aided) Primary School Newbury · 1.1 mi 66.9 Burghclere Primary School Newbury · 2.5 mi 70.2 Ecchinswell and Sydmonton Church of England Primary School Newbury · 4.5 mi 21.4 Hurstbourne Tarrant Church of England Primary School Andover · 6.1 mi 44.4 Kingsclere Church of England Primary School Newbury · 6.2 mi 52.1 Vernham Dean Gillum's Church of England Primary School Andover · 6.3 mi 43.6 St Mary Bourne Primary School Andover · 6.8 mi 44.8

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

St Thomas' Church of England Infant School, Woolton Hill at a glance

Located in Newbury, Hampshire, St Thomas' Church of England Infant School, Woolton Hill is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 95 pupils aged 3 to 7. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection.

St Thomas' Church of England Infant School, Woolton Hill was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 18 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.6%. There are about 19.0 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 8% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. 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.