Walter Infant School

About Walter Infant School

Parents at Walter Infant School are overwhelmingly positive about their experience, with 93% of respondents to the Ofsted Parent View questionnaire saying they would recommend the school. That figure comes from 73 responses collected between September 2024 and September 2025, and it’s backed up by strong individual scores: 95% of parents strongly agreed or agreed that their child is happy, and 95% felt their child is safe. The school is clearly popular locally too — for the 2025/26 admissions cycle, Walter Infant received 144 applications for just 53 places, an oversubscription ratio of 2.72. Only 48 first-preference offers were made, so securing a place is competitive. Parents also gave high marks for communication: 99% agreed the school makes them aware of what their child will learn, and 92% felt they’re kept informed about their child’s progress. The only area where a small minority expressed dissatisfaction was around how concerns are handled, with 9% disagreeing that they’re dealt with properly.

Academically, Walter Infant School has an outstanding track record. Its most recent Ofsted inspection, in December 2024, awarded the top grade across every category judged: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, early years provision, and leadership and management all received Outstanding. The school’s previous inspection, in 2013, also rated it Outstanding overall, so this is a consistently high-performing setting. Walter Infant is one of only six Outstanding-rated primary schools out of 55 in the Wokingham local authority, putting it in a select group. While the school only covers Reception to Year 2 (ages 3–7), so there are no KS2 SATs results to report, the early years provision was singled out as Outstanding in the most recent inspection. For context, the local authority average for KS2 attainment is 70%, but Walter Infant’s focus is on building strong foundations before pupils move on to junior school.

The school offers a good range of facilities for such a young age group, including a library, sensory room, art studios, sports hall, and outdoor playground. Sports provision includes gymnastics, athletics, netball, tennis, rounders, and swimming, while clubs range from chess and choir to science club and drama. For families with children who have additional needs, the school lists SEND provisions for specific learning difficulties (including dyslexia), speech, language and communication needs, autistic spectrum disorder, hearing impairment, and social, emotional and mental health support. The nursery provision means children can start from age three. With 262 pupils on roll against a capacity of 270, the school is nearly full, and the 9.5% free school meals rate is below the national average. Walter Infant is best suited to families in the Wokingham area who want a strong start for their child in a highly regarded infant school, but be prepared for the competitive admissions process.

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