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Oaklands Infant School, Crowthorne

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Ages 4–7

Oaklands Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 7 in Crowthorne, part of The Corvus Learning Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2023. It was 93% full in 2025.

Ofsted
Good (2023)
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
Better than England average
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Wokingham (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Oaklands Infant School in detail

Oaklands Infant School in its own words

In its own words: "At Oaklands Infant School, oak tree is the most important tree, so Goldie knows he is the most important leaf. He is really proud that he is given to the children when they show respect for someone or something in our school. Holly was on her own feeling lonely. She decided to ‘have a go’ at making friends."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football and chess.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care until 6:00pm.

Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Getting a place at Oaklands Infant School

For September 2026 entry, 54 families put Oaklands Infant School as their first choice and 114 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Oaklands Infant School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Oaklands Infant School are Oaklands Junior School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 89% reading, 94% maths); Hatch Ride Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 80% reading, 77% maths); Crowthorne Church of England Primary School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 93% reading, 90% maths); and Saint Sebastians Church of England Primary School and Nursery (0.8 miles, Good, 93% reading, 71% maths).

Oaklands Junior SchoolHatch Ride Primary SchoolCrowthorne Church of England Primary SchoolSaint Sebastians Church of England Primary School and Nursery

The trust

Oaklands Infant School is one of 7 schools run by The Corvus Learning Trust, an academy trust.

All 7 schools in The Corvus Learning Trust

Who goes there

2.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 6.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (74%), Mixed (12%) and Asian (6%).

In 2026, 14 pupils (8%) received SEN support and 3 (1.7%) 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.

Staffing

Oaklands Infant School had 12 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Crowthorne Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ellis Road (opposite), 260 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Oaklands Infant School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Oaklands Infant School issued 2 suspensions, 1.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Oaklands Infant School are Edgbarrow School (1 mile) and King's Academy Easthampstead Park (1.7 miles).

Edgbarrow SchoolKing's Academy Easthampstead Park

Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; 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

Likely (~349m)Possible (~499m)Unlikely (~649m)

Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Miss Ellen Weston
Pupils:176
LA:Wokingham
Phone:01344774644
Address:Butler Road, Crowthorne, RG45 6QZ
Trust:THE CORVUS LEARNING TRUST (7 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 January 2018

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 31 October 2023View full report
URN:145283
UKPRN:10066392
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Wokingham
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its October 2023 inspection.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.

At a Glance

2.8%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

29.3

Avg class size

29.3

Infant (KS1)

6

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Keep up with Oaklands Infant School

Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Oaklands Infant School.

  • The Beehive OaklandsAt the school · Not yet graded
  • The Beehive Hatch Ride460m away · Not yet graded
  • In2care At Crowthorne C Of E Primary School770m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

Oaklands Infant School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Wokingham's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Bus Stops

Ellis Road (opp)
255m · 4 min walk
St Sebastians Roundabout (S-bound)
511m · 8 min walk
Dukes Ride Crossroads (opp 20)
647m · 11 min walk
Wiltshire Avenue (opp)
678m · 11 min walk
New Wokingham Road (Adjacent)
703m · 11 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
4
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Children hurt
1

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight.

1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.

1 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 Wokingham is 7 (the median across 85 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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Your chances of a place at Oaklands Infant School

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  • Applications, first choices and offers at Oaklands Infant School for 2018 to 2026 entry.
  • How many families in Wokingham got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
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  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

93%

Near capacity

168 pupils

180 places

12 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Crowthorne

High pressure
New homes approved:408
Projected new pupils:102

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Crowthorne

Across Wokingham council

Low demand council-wide0.84 applications per place

Places available

2,172

Applications

1,832

Got 1st preference

87.5%

Got preferred school

98.0%

All primary applications across Wokingham council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Oversubscribed

Inspection History(3)

31 October 2023
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
10 May 2022

Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good, but Ofsted raised concerns; its next inspection will be a full graded one.

8 March 2012
Good
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

14

SEN Support

3

EHC Plans

9.7%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication9
Social, Emotional & Mental Health4
Moderate Learning Difficulty2
Specific Learning Difficulty1
Autistic Spectrum Disorder1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
74.4%
Asian
6.3%
Black
0.6%
Mixed
12.0%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals2.8%
English as Additional Language6.3%

176

Total Pupils

93

Boys

83

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

12

Teachers

14.7:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£50,719

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,417

Per pupil

£983k

Total funding

£12k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£10,123
EAL funding£8,861
Lump sum£149,156

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

3.6%

Overall absence

6.1%

Persistent absence

115

Enrolments

Authorised2.8%
Unauthorised0.8%
Persistent (10%+)6.1%
Severe (50%+)0.9%

Absence trend

3.0%
18/19
1.8%
20/21
5.1%
21/22
4.7%
22/23
4.4%
23/24
3.6%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Oaklands Infant School

What is Oaklands Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Oaklands Infant School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in October 2023.

What is the catchment area for Oaklands Infant School?

No fixed boundary. When Oaklands Infant School is oversubscribed, Wokingham allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Oaklands Infant School?

Oaklands Infant School was not full in 2025: it ran at 93% of its 180 places.

How big are the classes at Oaklands Infant School?

Classes at Oaklands Infant School average 29.3 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Oaklands Infant School?

Oaklands Infant School has around 176 pupils on roll. 3% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Oaklands Infant School?

3.6% of sessions were missed at Oaklands Infant School in 2024/25. 6.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Oaklands Infant School?

Apply through Wokingham's coordinated admissions process, naming Oaklands 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 Oaklands Infant School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: The Beehive Oaklands (registered, not yet graded). There are 2 more 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 Oaklands Infant School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 1 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 Wokingham is 7 (the median across 85 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Oaklands Infant School?

Oaklands Infant School is at Butler Road, Crowthorne, Berkshire, RG45 6QZ.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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