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Wootey Infant School

Primary · Community school · Alton, GU34 2JA

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Wootey 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
Ages4 to 7
Pupils102
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Tracey McKee
Local authorityHampshire
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 115985.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils102
Girls46
Boys56
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.42.2%
First language not English9.8%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.180
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.43.3%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.25
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.5
Average class size23.3

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
79.4%
Other mixed
3.9%
White and Asian
2.9%
Caribbean
2.9%
African
2.9%
Other White
2%
Other Asian
2%
White and Black Caribbean
1%
White and Black African
1%
Indian
1%

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 teacher17
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.8.2
Teachers (FTE)6
Teaching assistants (FTE)6.37
Support staff (FTE)9.78
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/256.8
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/255.8
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/251

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.38
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.53
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.38
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.38
Applications from another local authority (Reception)1

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 schoolHampshireEngland
Overall absence5.4%, similar to England, worse than Hampshire4.5%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.18.7%, worse than England, worse than Hampshire10.4%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0%, better than England, better than Hampshire0.9%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 rate5.8%
Pupils with one or more suspensions2.5%
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 Wootey Infant School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.0 miPrimaryWootey Junior SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.5 miPrimaryAnstey Junior SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.5 miNurseryBushy Leaze Early Years CentreLocal authority nursery school
Good
0.6 miSecondaryEggar's SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.6 miPrimaryAlton Infant SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.6 miSecondaryAmery Hill SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.7 miPrimarySaint Lawrence Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Good
0.8 miPrimaryAndrews' Endowed Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
1.3 miPrimaryThe Butts Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Wootey Infant School

What is Wootey Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Wootey 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 Wootey Infant School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Wootey Infant School made 38 offers from 53 applications (1.4 per offer), and 38 of 38 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Wootey Infant School?

Wootey Infant School has 102 pupils aged 4 to 7.

What is the capacity of Wootey Infant School?

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

How big are classes at Wootey Infant School?

At Wootey Infant School, the average class had 23.3 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 17 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Wootey Infant School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Wootey Infant School missed 5.4% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 18.7% 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.