Phoenix Infant Academy
Phoenix Infant Academy is a converter academy in Slough for boys and girls aged 5 to 7. It has 262 pupils and room for 270. About 26 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, about the same as most schools in England.
Warrington Avenue, Slough, SL1 3BQ01753 521888phoenixinfants.ukMiss Amanda Jarrett headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
94 places were empty (26% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in. Pupil numbers have stayed about the same since 2021/22.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Slough council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Specialist SEND provision. Resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) with 9 pupils, for autism.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Slough with autism provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (34), Autistic spectrum disorder (14), emotional and mental health (2), Hearing impairment (1), Physical disability (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 262 | 270 | 270 | 259 | 264 | 291 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 26% | 30% | 27% | 30% | 29% | 30% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 77% | 71% | 79% | 75% | 74% | 75% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 16% | 24% | 25% | 22% | 12% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.0% 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 | 5.0% | 4.5% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 6.8% | 4.9% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 3.9% | 3.7% | 4.4% | 1.7% | 2.4% | 1.5% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.1% | 0.9% | 2.8% | 5.5% | 4.5% | 3.4% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 12.0% | 5.4% | 22.6% | 21.7% | 19.1% | 10.3% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 1.1 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Godolphin Junior Academy | Academy | 140 m | 413 | Not inspected | 97 | Compare |
| Penn Wood Primary and Nursery School | Council | 840 m | 684 | No overall grade 2025 | 95 | Compare |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 470 | Not inspected | 40 | Compare |
| James Elliman Academy | Academy | 0.7 miles | 687 | Good 2024 | 93 | Compare |
| St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary School | Church of England | 0.8 miles | 256 | No overall grade 2024 | 10 | Compare |
| Claycots School | Council | 0.9 miles | 1,605 | Good 2024 | 48 | Compare |
| Khalsa Primary School | Academy | 1.1 miles | 529 | Outstanding 2020 | 97 | Compare |
| Montem Academy | Academy | 1.2 miles | 901 | Outstanding 2023 | 95 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Phoenix Infant Academy a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Phoenix Infant Academy yet.
How many pupils does Phoenix Infant Academy have?
262 pupils aged 5 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 270 places, so it is 97% full.
Is Phoenix Infant Academy oversubscribed?
Probably not. 94 places were empty in 2024/25 (26% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Phoenix Infant Academy?
Pupils were in school 95.0% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 12% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Phoenix Infant Academy?
The average class had 29.1 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.
Does Phoenix Infant Academy have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It has resourced provision (extra staff and funding within a mainstream school) for autism. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Warrington Avenue, Slough, SL1 3BQ
- Telephone
- 01753 521888
- Website
- www.phoenixinfants.uk
- Headteacher
- Miss Amanda Jarrett
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 5-7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- The Thames Learning Trust (6 schools)
- Local authority
- Slough
- Ward
- Baylis & Salt Hill
- Constituency
- Slough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2012 (academy converter)
- URN
- 138731 · LAESTAB 8712196 · UKPRN 10037629
- Formerly
- Godolphin Infant School
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.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- 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.