Polehampton Church of England Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–7 · Reading, Wokingham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Wokingham Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Polehampton Church of England Infant School is a primary school in Reading, Wokingham for ages 4–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 November 2023. Wokingham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Polehampton Church of England 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | 0.879 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 1.80 mi |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | 1.029 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant for Reception in 2026 was offered a place, as at 19 of the 21 other Wokingham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- In 3 of the 6 earlier Reception years, places ran out and a last distance was published. That distance swung sharply between some years.
- For Reception in 2026, there were 48 first-choice applications for 56 offers. Every first-choice family was offered a place, and 8 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 0.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Wokingham is 8.5%.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Wokingham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Hermitage Drive, Twyford, Reading, RG10 9HS
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–7
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wokingham
- Pupils on roll
- 148 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 0.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 21 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive in this inclusive school community.”
- “They embrace the school vision of ‘let your light shine’ and have high ambitions for themselves and each other.”
- “Staff have high expectations for pupils’ achievement and effort.”
To improve
- “However, at times, the work that pupils are given does not always enable them to build secure knowledge for use in later learning.”
- “When this happens, pupils are not able to explain what they know in the depth that leaders intend.”
- “However, there is a small minority of pupils who continue to struggle to focus in lessons.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 February 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 48 first-preference applications, 56 offers in total, 48 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 Wokingham.
- Polehampton Church of England Junior School 0.3 mi Not judged
- The Colleton Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Robert Piggott CofE Junior School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Robert Piggott CofE Infant School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary, Hurst 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Willow Bank Infant School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Willow Bank Junior School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Woodley CofE Primary School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published