Gorse Ride Infants' School
Primary · Community school · Ages 5–7 · Wokingham
Gorse Ride Infants' School is a primary school in Wokingham for ages 5–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 20 May 2025. Wokingham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2025 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Gorse Ride South, Finchampstead, Wokingham, RG40 4EH
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Wokingham
- Pupils on roll
- 109 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 20 May 2025
Strengths
- “Gorse Ride Infants’ School is a nurturing place where pupils thrive.”
- “Pupils are happy, confident and enjoy coming to school.”
- “They feel safe and well supported.”
To improve
- “On occasion, mistakes in pupils’ writing are not effectively addressed, particularly errors in letter and number formation.”
- “This means that some pupils keep making the same mistakes, which slows their writing development.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 June 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 28 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 25 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2020 to 2025, as Wokingham published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Wokingham.
- Gorse Ride Junior School 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Nine Mile Ride Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Finchampstead CofE VA Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Evendons Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Saint Sebastians Church of England Primary School and Nursery 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Coombes Church of England Primary School 2.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Farley Hill Primary School 2.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Paul's CofE Junior School 2.5 mi Good