Willow Bank Infant School
Duffield Road, Reading, RG5 4RW
152 pupils · 84% of 180 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- ORCHARD LEARNING ALLIANCE
- Local authority
- Wokingham
- Free school meals
- 3.9%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 6 July 2022, published 21 September 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.77 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 46 | 140 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Willow Bank Junior School 0 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School 0.9 km · Outstanding (2020) · previous system
- Woodley CofE Primary School 1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Beechwood Primary School 1.2 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Sonning Church of England Primary School 1.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Rivermead Primary School 1.4 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.