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Willow Bank Infant School

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personMrs N Taylor-Dickens

location_onReading, RG5 4RW

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

167

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Willow Bank Infant School is a Community school primary school in Reading, serving ages 5-7. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Willow Bank Infant School is a community school in Reading, Wokingham, admitting pupils aged 5-7. The school has approximately 157 pupils on roll, of whom 6% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 15.9%.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.6 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 March 2025

Inspection Report

05 July 2022

Inspection Report

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25 January 2017

Inspection Report

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13 March 2012

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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11 October 2006

Inspection Report

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07 May 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-01-25

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-03-13

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2006-10-11

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.6%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.6%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 157 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.6%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	157	1	0.6%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	158	1	0.6%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	159	1	0.6%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	157	1	0.6%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	157	1	0.6%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	171	3	1.8%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	167	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	167	1	0.6%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	176	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	178	1	0.6%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	178	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	181	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	182	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	181	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	180	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	180	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	180	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	180	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	180	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	179	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	180	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	177	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	176	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	180	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	180	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	179	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 9 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

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Willow Bank Infant School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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