Robert Piggott CofE Infant School
Robert Piggott CofE Infant School is a converter academy in Reading for boys and girls aged 5 to 7. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2024.
Beverley Gardens, Wargrave, Reading, RG10 8ED0118 940 2414robertpiggott.wokingham.sch.ukMs Vanessa O'Byrne executive headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
A shorter visit on 23 April 2024 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published. As a Church of England school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
The last child to get a place lived 520 m away in 2026. Children in care, brothers and sisters of current pupils, faith and other priority groups are placed first. After that, the closer you live, the better your chances. Type in your postcode to see how far away you are.
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. More children applied than there were places. The last place went to a child living 520 m from the school. Living closer than that didn't guarantee a place, but living much further away meant missing out that year.
| Entry | Places | Applied at all | Got a place | How far the last child lived | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Primary | 30 | 90 | 30 | 520 m | LA |
| 2025 Primary | 45 | 75 | 35 | – all offered | LA |
What a home within 520 m of the school costs
Every home sold within that distance of the school (the typical cut-off over the last three years), of any type, from HM Land Registry records. If homes here cost more than the district average, that is the price people pay to live close enough to get in.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.9% 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 | 5.1% | 4.2% | 4.5% | 5.4% | 4.1% | 3.6% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 4.0% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 4.5% | 3.5% | 2.8% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.9% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 13.8% | 10.6% | 9.1% | 9.3% | 12.5% | 5.8% | 12.8% |
† These attendance figures are for Robert Piggott CofE Infant School, the school this one replaced in June 2026. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Money
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Piggott CofE Junior School | Academy | 190 m | – | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
| The Piggott School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 1,945 | Good 2023 | 87 | Compare |
| Polehampton Church of England Junior School | Academy | 1.1 miles | 232 | No overall grade 2024 | 77 | Compare |
| Polehampton Church of England Infant School | Academy | 1.3 miles | 148 | Good 2023 | 40 | Compare |
| Crazies Hill Church of England Primary School | Academy | 1.6 miles | 84 | Good 2023 | 71 | Compare |
| The Colleton Primary School | Council | 1.9 miles | 293 | Good 2023 | 35 | Compare |
| Shiplake Church of England School | Church of England | 1.9 miles | 154 | Good 2022 | 92 | Compare |
| Knowl Hill Church of England Primary Academy | Academy | 2.3 miles | 129 | Good 2024 | 35 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Robert Piggott CofE Infant School a good school?
Robert Piggott CofE Infant School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in April 2024.
What is Robert Piggott CofE Infant School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Robert Piggott CofE Infant School good at its last full inspection on 23 April 2024.
How many pupils does Robert Piggott CofE Infant School have?
The number of pupils is not published.
Is Robert Piggott CofE Infant School oversubscribed, and how far away can you live?
Yes. For September 2026 the last place went to a child living 520 m away. Children in care, brothers and sisters of current pupils and other priority groups come before distance, so the cut-off moves every year.
What is attendance like at Robert Piggott CofE Infant School?
Pupils were in school 94.9% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 14% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Beverley Gardens, Wargrave, Reading, RG10 8ED
- Telephone
- 0118 940 2414
- Website
- www.robertpiggott.wokingham.sch.uk
- Executive Headteacher
- Ms Vanessa O'Byrne
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 5-7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England, Diocese of Oxford
- Multi-academy trust
- Agape Multi Academy Trust (5 schools)
- Local authority
- Wokingham
- Ward
- Thames
- Constituency
- Wokingham
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 June 2026 (academy converter)
- URN
- 152467 · LAESTAB 8723057 · UKPRN 10100348
- Formerly
- Robert Piggott CofE 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.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Admissions outcomes: Wokingham council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2025, 2026.
- House prices: HM Land Registry price paid data, December 2023 to December 2025, placed by postcode.
- 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.