Carrington Infant School
2 Chapel Road, Flackwell Heath, High Wycombe, HP10 9AAOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Carrington Infant School is a primary school in High Wycombe for ages 5 to 7. It is one of the 268 schools in Buckinghamshire. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 15 October 2024, report published 20 November 2024
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 15 October 2024
Pupils thrive at this highly inclusive school. They spoke about the school's motto, 'Together we sparkle and shine', with enthusiasm. Pupils behave positively. They are calm and polite towards each other and staff. Pupils uphold the school's values deeply, such as honesty and respect. They are very clear about how they can show kindness towards each other. Pupils are keen to make everyone feel included. A typical pupil comment was, 'everyone is equal here'. Pupils enjoy school and feel safe. They know that they have trusted adults that they can turn to if they have any worries. Pupils learn about safety well. For example, in the Reception Year, children learn to ride a bicycle and in Year 2 pupils take part in swimming lessons. Pupils appreciate the range of opportunities on offer to them such as dance, art and music activities. Staff have high expectations for what all pupils can achieve. Disadvantaged pupils, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), learn consistently well. This is particularly strong in the school's specialist resource provision. Where necessary, staff adapt their delivery of the curriculum skilfully and use external specialists to help pupils overcome potential barriers to their learning. By the end of key stage 1, most pupils are secure in their reading, writing and mathematics learning. They are well prepared for their next stage of education
What the school should improve
- In some subjects, staff training has not yet had the impact that the school intends. Some activity choices do not help children learn the intended curriculum as effectively as possible. This means that a small proportion of children are not learning as well as they could. The school should ensure that the staff training is effective, and that the curriculum is implemented consistently well across all subjects so that pupils learn securely.
- At times, staff do not check what pupils know and can do effectively. This means that some pupils, in some subjects, do not understand securely before new learning is introduced. The school should ensure that staff identify and address pupils' errors and misconceptions to enable pupils to build their learning more effectively over time.
Pupil numbers and mix
162 pupils on roll, with places for 186
Schools near Carrington Infant School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrington Junior School | 0.1 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 67% met the expected standard |
| Loudwater Combined School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 62% met the expected standard |
| Juniper Hill School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 67% met the expected standard |
| Claytons Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 30% met the expected standard |
| Wooburn Green Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 80% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kate Cliffe
- Phone
- 01628523356
- Address
- 2 Chapel Road, Flackwell Heath, High Wycombe, HP10 9AA
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- URN
- 110283
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.