Westwood Farm Infant School
Community primary school in Reading (West Berkshire).
Location
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Welcome to our website and welcome to Westwood Farm Schools Federation. I am really privileged to be the Headteacher of our wonderful schools and am delighted to lead a fantastic team of staff and amazing children.
We aim for our children to become lifelong learners; our aim is to ensure that we support children to grow academically, socially and emotionally and to ensure that they are motivated to learn and succeed. Children across the schools enrich their learning in our extensive grounds, including our Forest School at the end of our field, learning more about the wildlife around them.
Our school, as part of the wider community, is a place where everyone is respected, encouraged and treated equally and where positive relationships are key. At Westwood Farm Schools, nurturing, inspiring and supporting children to achieve is at the heart of everything we do.
We believe that all children will be able to achieve academic, social and emotional success by the provision of inspirational teaching and learning. We are committed to our school being a safe and inclusive place for all children, where they are nurtured in a caring and engaging environment.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Cornerstones Curriculum
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Key facts
- URN
- 109864
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (9 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Mike Starnes | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Baqir Rizvi | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Jack Taylor-Collins | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Richard Bown | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Dr Andrew Kirk | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Becky Stone | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Wendy Binstead | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Geraldine Ross | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 |
| Mrs Dawn Finn | Governance Professional - Local Authority Maintained SchoolGovernance professional | since 2014 | |
| Mr Baqir Rizvi Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record