Westwood Farm Infant School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–7 · Reading, West Berkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
5.691 miles
Published by West Berkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Westwood Farm Infant School is a primary school in Reading, West Berkshire for ages 3–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 28 November 2023. West Berkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Westwood Farm Infant School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 5.691 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception 2026 place lived 5.691 miles away; the middle figure across 59 West Berkshire primary schools with published Reception 2026 last distances was 2.78 miles.
- Reception 2026 drew 36 first-choice applications for 46 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 10 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Of 89 applications for Reception 2026, 35 (39%) came from families living outside West Berkshire, and 20 offers went to them.
- The school has 17.2 pupils per teacher; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in West Berkshire is 21.8.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other West Berkshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Fullbrook Crescent, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 6RY
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 193 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 28 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils love attending Westwood Infants.”
- “The ‘Westwood Way’ is known and followed by all.”
- “Leaders’ expectations are evident in the school’s calm and purposeful learning environment.”
To improve
- “However, assessment in the foundation subjects is not yet fully established.”
- “As a result, gaps in pupils’ understanding are not always identified consistently, and key learning is not revisited sufficiently well in these subjects.”
- “While much of this work has been accomplished, this is not yet complete.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 January 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 36 first-preference applications, 46 offers in total, 36 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in West Berkshire.
- Westwood Farm Junior School 0.0 mi School remains Good
- Downsway Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Long Lane Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Purley CofE Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Birch Copse Primary School 1.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Springfield Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Pangbourne Primary School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published