Fulmer Infant School, Slough
Fulmer Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 7 in Slough. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in November 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2025 did not change this grade. It was 86% full in 2025.
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2014)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Buckinghamshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Fulmer Infant School in detail
Fulmer Infant School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include tennis, gymnastics, cooking, gardening and art.
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care.
Coming up: an open day on Thursday 12 November 2026 at 9.30am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Buckinghamshire
Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting a place at Fulmer Infant School
For September 2026 entry, 10 families put Fulmer Infant School as their first choice and 84 named it as one of their preferences, for 19 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Fulmer Infant School are The Gerrards Cross CofE School (1.4 miles, Outstanding, 88% reading, 93% maths); The Stoke Poges School (1.6 miles, Good, 77% reading, 69% maths); Iver Heath Junior School (2.3 miles, Good, 85% reading, 87% maths); and Farnham Common Junior School (2.3 miles, Good, 77% reading, 75% maths).
The Gerrards Cross CofE SchoolThe Stoke Poges SchoolIver Heath Junior SchoolFarnham Common Junior School
What parents say
30 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Fulmer Infant School (as of September 2025): 97% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that the school has high expectations for their child (83%).
Who goes there
3.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 4.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Asian (58%), White British (19%) and Mixed (16%).
In 2026, 9 pupils (14.5%) received SEN support and 0 (0%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.
Staffing
Fulmer Infant School had 5 teachers in 2026, one for every 12 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Gerrards Cross Rail Station, about 1.9 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Old Post Office (opposite), 160 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 10 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Buckinghamshire (44).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Fulmer Infant School issued 1 suspension, 1.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Buckinghamshire published that the last place for 2021 entry went to a family 3.204 miles away (straight line). The cut-off moves every year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from November 2014, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's March 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Fulmer Infant School excels at teaching early reading with expert phonics instruction and quick support for struggling readers. The school nurtures happy, well-behaved pupils through strong relationships and clear routines, while providing a broad curriculum across subjects like maths, art and history. Pupils with SEND receive excellent targeted support and thrive in confidence.
Key Strengths
- Expert teaching of phonics and early reading from Reception onwards with quick intervention for pupils who fall behind
- Well-developed subjects like mathematics, art and history with clear sequences of learning
- Outstanding leadership and management with a clear vision for school improvement
- Strong behaviour management and positive relationships between staff and pupils throughout the school day
- Effective support for pupils with SEND through curriculum adaptation and work with external specialists
Areas for Improvement
- Pupils' handwriting and spelling skills are not yet secure - more practice and expertise needed in teaching these skills
- Some pupils have persistent absence rates that are too high, missing out on the full curriculum
- Attendance rates need further improvement despite recent positive shifts
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with leaders creating an open, positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Sporting clubs, range of extra-curricular activities, school council, eco council, librarian roles, breakfast club, assemblies with visiting speakers
Fulmer Infant School is a nurturing school where pupils are happy and behave well. The school has strong leadership and provides a broad, challenging curriculum with particularly effective early reading instruction.
At a Glance
3.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
30 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Class Sizes
20.7
Avg class size
20.7
Infant (KS1)
3
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Fulmer Infant School.
- All Kids Active Club at Fulmer InfantAt the school · Not yet graded
Term dates
Fulmer Infant School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Buckinghamshire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Fulmer Infant School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Fulmer Infant School is in Buckinghamshire; for families living there:
- Buckinghamshire's school travel policy: Home to School Transport Policy (0 to 25 Year Olds)
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Buckinghamshire is 4 (the median across 274 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
86%
Available places
62 pupils
72 places
10 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Slough
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Slough
Across Buckinghamshire council
Places available
6,722
Applications
5,630
Got 1st preference
91.6%
Got preferred school
98.6%
All primary applications across Buckinghamshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(6)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
9
SEN Support
0
EHC Plans
14.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
62
Total Pupils
35
Boys
27
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
5
Teachers
12.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£52,211
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,829
Per pupil
£501k
Total funding
£3k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.6%
Overall absence
12.8%
Persistent absence
47
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Fulmer Infant School
Questions parents ask about Fulmer Infant School
What is Fulmer Infant School's Ofsted rating?
Fulmer Infant School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in November 2014, it was rated Outstanding.
How close to Fulmer Infant School do you need to live?
Buckinghamshire publishes how far the last offered place was, in miles: 2.778 for 2019 entry, then 3.492 for 2020 entry, then 3.204 for 2021 entry. The cut-off has loosened over that period, so places have been reaching further out. These are the authority's own figures, not a fixed boundary - the cut-off moves with the number of applications each year.
Is it hard to get a place at Fulmer Infant School?
Fulmer Infant School was not full in 2025: it ran at 86% of its 72 places.
How big are the classes at Fulmer Infant School?
Classes at Fulmer Infant School average 20.7 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Fulmer Infant School?
Fulmer Infant School has around 62 pupils on roll. 3% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Fulmer Infant School?
5.6% of sessions were missed at Fulmer Infant School in 2024/25. 12.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Fulmer Infant School?
Apply through Buckinghamshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Fulmer Infant School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Fulmer Infant School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: All Kids Active Club at Fulmer Infant (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Fulmer Infant School's term dates?
Fulmer Infant School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Buckinghamshire. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Fulmer Infant School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Buckinghamshire is 4 (the median across 274 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Fulmer Infant School?
Fulmer Infant School is at Alderbourne Lane, Fulmer, Slough, Berkshire, SL3 6JB.
Sources: Buckinghamshire admissions booklets; Buckinghamshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)