SCHOOL PROFILE

Geoffrey Field Infant School

Primary Community school URN 109782
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 322 Published school capacity
Capacity used 97.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 7 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

10 December 2024
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Reading
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 313 313 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 155 49.5% of pupils
Male pupils 158 50.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

28.4%
3.6 pts above England
School 28.4%
Reading 20.0%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

60.4%
40.1 pts above England
School 60.4%
Reading 34.3%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Reading 0.5%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
26.8%
84
Pakistani
16.9%
53
Indian
11.5%
36
Any other Asian background
10.5%
33
African
6.4%
20
Any other White background
5.8%
18
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 24.6% 77 of 313 pupils
3.8 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 24.6%
Reading 20.2%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 22.0% 69 pupils
England 14.8% 7.3 pts above
EHC plans 2.6% 8 pupils
England 6.0% 3.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 54
Social, emotional & mental health 8
Moderate learning difficulty 6
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
Vision impairment 2
Physical disability 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.33%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.89 pts lower than England
School 5.33%
Reading 7.03%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

13.33%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.48 pts lower than England
School 13.33%
Reading 18.79%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.56%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.25 pts lower than England
School 0.56%
Reading 2.64%
South East 1.93%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

97.2% 9.0 pts above England
Geoffrey Field Infant School
97.2%
Reading
85.8%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information