Geoffrey Field Infant School
Primary · Community school · Mixed · Reading
Exbourne Road, Reading, RG2 8RH
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 10/12/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
94.7%
13.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
313
Capacity used
Nearly full97%
322 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
88 of 88 families who put it first got an offer
90
Places offered
176
Total applications
2.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 88 | 88 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 49 | 2 | ● 4% |
| 3rd preference | 25 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 14 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 176 | 90 | 51% |
1st preference success by year
Reading lets families list 4 preferences. 11 applications came from outside the council area (7 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Zoe Dean
- Address
- Exbourne Road, Whitley Wood, Reading, RG2 8RH
- Phone
- 01189375473
- Local authority
- Reading
- Ward / constituency
- Whitley · Earley and Woodley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 109782
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 28% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 46% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
313 pupils · 322 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
10 December 2024
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessEarly years Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 180 pupils
Attendance
94.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
5.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
13.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Reading council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.