Robert Piggott CofE Infant School, Reading
Robert Piggott CofE Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 7 in Reading, part of Agape Multi Academy Trust. It has a Church of England religious character.
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
Robert Piggott CofE Infant School in detail
Getting a place at Robert Piggott CofE Infant School
Across Wokingham, 88% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Wokingham lodged 59 appeals against primary school offers; 38 reached a hearing and 2 succeeded (5.3% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Robert Piggott CofE Infant School are Robert Piggott CofE Infant School (under 0.1 miles, Good); Robert Piggott CofE Junior School (0.1 miles, Good, 89% reading, 82% maths); Robert Piggott CofE Junior School (0.1 miles); and Polehampton Church of England Junior School (1.1 miles, 80% reading, 84% maths).
Robert Piggott CofE Infant SchoolRobert Piggott CofE Junior SchoolRobert Piggott CofE Junior SchoolPolehampton Church of England Junior School
The trust
Robert Piggott CofE Infant School is one of 5 schools run by Agape Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Wargrave Rail Station, about 1030 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School Hill (s-bound), 150 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Robert Piggott CofE Infant School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 9 crimes within a mile of the school, most often shoplifting, violence and sexual offences and burglary. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Wokingham (70).
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Robert Piggott CofE Infant School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in June 2026. Before that, as Robert Piggott CofE Infant School (URN 109989), it was rated Good in January 2014. See Robert Piggott CofE Infant School's inspections
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Robert Piggott CofE Infant School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Robert Piggott CofE Infant School.
- Getactive@robertpiggottinfantschoolAt the school · Not yet graded
- Get Active @ Robert Piggott Junior School180m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Robert Piggott CofE 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
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Robert Piggott CofE Infant School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Robert Piggott CofE Infant School is in Wokingham; for families living there:
Apply to Wokingham for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 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 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.
Commute and house prices
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What the report includes for Robert Piggott CofE Infant School:
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- Wokingham publishes last distance offered figures, but none for Robert Piggott CofE Infant School that we hold, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
- How many families in Wokingham got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
- The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
- Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.
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Applications and offers at Robert Piggott CofE Infant School before it became an academy in 2026
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 109989). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 39 | 90 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 2025 | 35 | 34 | 75 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 34 | 34 | 85 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 39 | 36 | 93 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 32 | 32 | 100 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 44 | 41 | 104 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 40 | 36 | 115 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 39 | 36 | 119 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 29 | 28 | 95 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 45 | 46 | 125 | 1.0 | 4 |
| 2016 | 41 | 33 | 138 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2015 | 43 | 42 | 103 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 45 | 52 | 150 | 1.2 | 9 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Reading
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Reading
Across Wokingham council
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.
Absence at Robert Piggott CofE Infant School before it became an academy in 20262024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 109989). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
5.1%
Overall absence
13.8%
Persistent absence
80
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
Robert Piggott CofE Infant School
Questions parents ask about Robert Piggott CofE Infant School
What is Robert Piggott CofE Infant School's Ofsted rating?
Robert Piggott CofE Infant School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in June 2026. Before that, as Robert Piggott CofE Infant School (URN 109989), it was rated Good in January 2014.
What is the catchment area for Robert Piggott CofE Infant School?
No fixed boundary. When Robert Piggott CofE Infant School is oversubscribed, Wokingham allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Robert Piggott CofE Infant School?
Apply through Wokingham's coordinated admissions process, naming Robert Piggott CofE 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 Robert Piggott CofE Infant School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Getactive@robertpiggottinfantschool (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 Robert Piggott CofE Infant School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 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 Wokingham is 7 (the median across 85 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Robert Piggott CofE Infant School?
Robert Piggott CofE Infant School is at Beverley Gardens, Wargrave, Reading, Berkshire, RG10 8ED.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)