Calcot Infant School and Nursery
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Calcot Infant School and Nursery is a council school in Reading for boys and girls aged 3 to 7. It has 217 pupils and room for 234. About 17 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. We give it 57 out of 100. That puts it in line with schools like it, ahead of 48% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.
Curtis Road, Calcot, Reading, RG31 4XG0118 941 8189calcotschools.co.ukMrs Florence Rostron headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 2 February 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
About 28 places were empty, so most families who apply get in, though a popular year group can still fill up. Pupil numbers have fallen by 20% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.
In 2026 every child who applied got a place, so how far away you live didn't matter. That could change if the school gets more popular.
We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.
How places were given out for September 2026. Every child who applied got a place (39 offers for 60 places).
| Entry | Places | Got a place | How far the last child lived | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Primary | 60 | 39 | – all offered | LA |
Who goes here
Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (15), Autistic spectrum disorder (6), emotional and mental health (3), Specific learning difficulty (3), Physical disability (2).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 217 | 214 | 227 | 259 | 256 | 223 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 16% | 14% | 19% | 18% | 19% | 20% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 18% | 18% | 15% | 17% | 15% | 13% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 10% | 6% | 7% | 10% | 4% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 2% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 1% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.2% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 4.8% | 6.4% | 7.4% | 8.3% | 3.4% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 3.6% | 3.8% | 4.2% | 6.5% | 2.6% | 4.1% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3.2% | 1.9% | 0.9% | 0.6% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 12.9% | 22.1% | 22.6% | 31.4% | 7.0% | 10.7% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.5 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – |
Staff
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calcot Junior School | Council | 0 m | 264 | Good 2023 | 21 | Compare |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 0.7 miles | 279 | Good 2023 | 82 | Compare |
| Springfield Primary School | Council | 0.7 miles | 330 | Report card 2026 | 74 | Compare |
| Birch Copse Primary School | Council | 1.0 miles | 420 | Outstanding 2024 | 96 | Compare |
| Park Lane Primary School | Council | 1.0 miles | 388 | Good 2023 | 45 | Compare |
| Churchend Primary Academy | Academy | 1.1 miles | 401 | Good 2022 | 64 | Compare |
| Kennet Valley Primary School | Council | 1.1 miles | 198 | Report card 2026 | 25 | Compare |
| Moorlands Primary School | Council | 1.3 miles | 286 | Good 2020 | 60 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Calcot Infant School and Nursery with the 46 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 46 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 57 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 57% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 29 to 80. That range is wide enough that the school could sit in the next band, so take the band as a rough guide rather than a verdict. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Ofsted inspection | 19% (normally 20%, cut because the inspection is old) | in line | +0.02 | Ofsted grade, 3.6 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 0% | no data | – | |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | in line | +0.01 | results and attendance falling year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | in line | +0.04 | 2024/25; 116 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 0% | no data | – | |
| What parents say | 0% | no data | – |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is Calcot Infant School and Nursery a good school?
It is about average. Calcot Infant School and Nursery scores 57 out of 100. That is in line with schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 48% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 29 to 80, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.
What is Calcot Infant School and Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Calcot Infant School and Nursery good at its last full inspection on 2 February 2023.
How many pupils does Calcot Infant School and Nursery have?
217 pupils aged 3 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 234 places, so it is 93% full.
Is Calcot Infant School and Nursery oversubscribed?
Probably not. 28 places were empty in 2024/25 (14% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Calcot Infant School and Nursery?
Pupils were in school 95.2% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 13% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Calcot Infant School and Nursery?
The average class had 27.1 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 25% of classes had more than 30 pupils.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Curtis Road, Calcot, Reading, RG31 4XG
- Telephone
- 0118 941 8189
- Website
- www.calcotschools.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Florence Rostron
- Type of school
- Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 3-7, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Ward
- Tilehurst Birch Copse
- Constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 109931 · LAESTAB 8692239 · UKPRN 10069737
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Admissions outcomes: West Berkshire council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.