School profile

Carrington Infant School

Primary · Community school · High Wycombe, HP10 9AA

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Carrington Infant School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 15 Oct 2024

Area360 rating
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages5 to 7
Pupils162
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Kate Cliffe
Local authorityBuckinghamshire
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 110283.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils162
Girls75
Boys87
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.19.8%
First language not English10.5%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.180
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.10%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.30
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.9
Average class size20.3

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
68.5%
White and Black Caribbean
13%
Other White
4.3%
Other mixed
3.1%
Pakistani
3.1%
White and Black African
1.9%
White and Asian
1.9%
Other ethnic group
1.9%
Chinese
1.2%
Other Asian
0.6%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher15.5
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.6.8
Teachers (FTE)10.44
Teaching assistants (FTE)13.27
Support staff (FTE)17.49
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2510.6
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/259.2
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250.2
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/251.2

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.36
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.98
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.32
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.32
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolBuckinghamshireEngland
Overall absence4.2%, better than England, better than Buckinghamshire5.1%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.9.3%, better than England, better than Buckinghamshire12.7%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0%, better than England, better than Buckinghamshire1.1%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate6%
Pupils with one or more suspensions1.8%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Carrington Infant School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.0 miPrimaryCarrington Junior SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.6 miPrimaryLoudwater Combined SchoolFoundation school
Good
0.6 miPrimaryJuniper Hill SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.2 miPrimaryClaytons Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.5 miPrimaryWooburn Green Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good
1.5 miSecondaryE-Act Bourne End AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good
1.5 miPrimaryBeechview AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good
1.7 miPrimarySt Paul's Church of England Combined School, WooburnVoluntary aided school
Good
1.7 miPrimaryAbbey View Primary AcademyFree schools
Good
1.8 miNot applicableCrown House SchoolOther independent school
Unrated

Frequently asked questions about Carrington Infant School

What is Carrington Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Carrington Infant School is rated Good, last inspected on 15 Oct 2024. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How hard is it to get into Carrington Infant School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Carrington Infant School made 36 offers from 98 applications (2.7 per offer), and 32 of 32 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Carrington Infant School?

Carrington Infant School has 162 pupils aged 5 to 7.

What is the capacity of Carrington Infant School?

Carrington Infant School had 180 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Carrington Infant School?

At Carrington Infant School, the average class had 20.3 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 15.5 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Carrington Infant School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Carrington Infant School missed 4.2% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 9.3% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.