Geoffrey Field Infant School, Reading
Geoffrey Field Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 7 in Reading. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2013. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in December 2024 did not change this grade. It was 96% full in 2025.
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2013)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Reading (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Geoffrey Field Infant School in detail
Getting a place at Geoffrey Field Infant School
For September 2026 entry, 88 families put Geoffrey Field Infant School as their first choice and 173 named it as one of their preferences, for 90 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Geoffrey Field Infant School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Geoffrey Field Infant School are Geoffrey Field Junior School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 70% reading, 80% maths); Christ The King Catholic Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 77% reading, 70% maths); Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School (0.7 miles, Good, 64% reading, 65% maths); and The Ridgeway Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 72% reading, 69% maths).
Geoffrey Field Junior SchoolChrist The King Catholic Primary SchoolWhitley Park Primary and Nursery SchoolThe Ridgeway Primary School
What parents say
19 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Geoffrey Field Infant School (as of September 2025): 90% would recommend the school, 95% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (95%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (50%).
Who goes there
60.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Asian (41%), White British (27%) and Mixed (12%).
In 2026, 69 pupils (22%) received SEN support and 8 (2.6%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Reading Green Park, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Greenfields Road (opposite), 100 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Geoffrey Field Infant School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 204 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Reading (351).
Suspensions and exclusions
Geoffrey Field Infant School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Geoffrey Field Infant School are Hartland High School (0.3 miles), Reading Girls' School (1 mile) and Oakbank School (1.3 miles).
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from June 2013, 13 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 December 2024 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Geoffrey Field Infant School excels at fostering a love of reading while building strong writing skills - pupils learn to think deeply about their learning and develop excellent independent work habits. The school creates a warm, inclusive environment where all children feel safe and happy, with expert staff guidance helping pupils manage their own behaviour and emotions from the earliest years. Every child is supported to succeed, with the school taking particular care to support pupils with additional needs and ensure all groups attend regularly.
Key Strengths
- Reading is at the heart of the curriculum with very high expectations helping all pupils become fluent readers who love books
- Pupils develop exemplary behaviour and strong social-emotional skills from nursery onwards using the school's 'successful learning attributes' and 'talk tactics'
- Staff provide precise support so pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils successfully access the curriculum and attend well
- Skilled subject leaders with secure subject knowledge teach content in a well-structured order
- Personal development programme is exceptional, helping pupils understand their positive impact on the world through activities like the 'One Good Deed' initiative
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with leaders maintaining an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Play leaders, reading mentors, One Good Deed initiative, litter picking, local community projects
Geoffrey Field Infant School is a highly inclusive school where pupils thrive and achieve exceptionally well. The school has been rated Outstanding across all areas including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision.
At a Glance
28.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
19 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Class Sizes
28.5
Avg class size
29.0
Infant (KS1)
11
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Geoffrey Field Infant School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Geoffrey Field Infant School.
- Funtastic Kids @ Geoffrey FieldAt the school · Not yet graded
- Funtastic Kids @ The Ridgeway1000m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Geoffrey Field Infant School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Geoffrey Field Infant School is in Reading; for families living there:
- How to apply: apply for school transport
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 19
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 19 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 15 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 2 on a bicycle.
4 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 Reading is 21 (the median across 71 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.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
96%
Near capacity
260 pupils
270 places
10 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Reading
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Reading
Across Reading council
Places available
2,001
Applications
1,844
Got 1st preference
91.1%
Got preferred school
99.0%
All primary applications across Reading council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(5)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
69
SEN Support
8
EHC Plans
24.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
313
Total Pupils
158
Boys
155
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
14
Teachers
22.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£47,629
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,239
Per pupil
£1817k
Total funding
£106k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.3%
Overall absence
13.3%
Persistent absence
180
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
Geoffrey Field Infant School
Questions parents ask about Geoffrey Field Infant School
What is Geoffrey Field Infant School's Ofsted rating?
Geoffrey Field Infant School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in December 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2013, it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Geoffrey Field Infant School?
No fixed boundary. When Geoffrey Field Infant School is oversubscribed, Reading allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Geoffrey Field Infant School?
Geoffrey Field Infant School was close to full in 2025, at 96% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Geoffrey Field Infant School?
Classes at Geoffrey Field Infant School average 28.5 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Geoffrey Field Infant School?
Geoffrey Field Infant School has around 313 pupils on roll. 28% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Geoffrey Field Infant School?
5.3% of sessions were missed at Geoffrey Field Infant School in 2024/25. 13.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Geoffrey Field Infant School?
Apply through Reading's coordinated admissions process, naming Geoffrey Field 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 Geoffrey Field Infant School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Funtastic Kids @ Geoffrey Field (registered, not yet graded). There is another within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Geoffrey Field Infant School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 19 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 15 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 2 on a bicycle. 4 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 Reading is 21 (the median across 71 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Geoffrey Field Infant School?
Geoffrey Field Infant School is at Exbourne Road, Whitley Wood, Reading, Berkshire, RG2 8RH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)