SCHOOL PROFILE

Walter Infant School

Primary Community school URN 109869
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 270 Published school capacity
Capacity used 81.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 7 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

3 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 Wokingham
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 221 213 full-time · 8 part-time
Female pupils 109 49.3% of pupils
Male pupils 112 50.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

8.6%
16.2 pts below England
School 8.6%
Wokingham 9.0%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

29.0%
8.7 pts above England
School 29.0%
Wokingham 22.8%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Wokingham 0.3%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
43.9%
97
Indian
12.7%
28
Any other White background
11.3%
25
Chinese
6.3%
14
White and Asian
5.4%
12
Pakistani
5.0%
11
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 13.6% 30 of 221 pupils
7.3 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 13.6%
Wokingham 17.3%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 9.1% 20 pupils
England 14.8% 5.7 pts below
EHC plans 4.5% 10 pupils
England 6.0% 1.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 12
Social, emotional & mental health 7
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Specific learning difficulty 3
Other difficulty or disability 2
Hearing impairment 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

4.82%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.40 pts lower than England
School 4.82%
Wokingham 5.36%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

10.93%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.89 pts lower than England
School 10.93%
Wokingham 12.49%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.09%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.71 pts lower than England
School 1.09%
Wokingham 1.23%
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

81.9% 6.3 pts below England
Walter Infant School
81.9%
Wokingham
89.1%
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