Schools in Wokingham

54 schools with published admissions figures

The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Wokingham

Primary

Offered their first choice 87.5%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 85.2% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 97.7%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 1,832
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 87.5% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 97.7% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 2.2 points higher than in 2016, when it was 85.2%.

The council's primary schools between them had 2,172 places for 1,832 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

Offered their first choice 82.4%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 88.5% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 96.3%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 2,318
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 82.4% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 96.3% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 6.2 points lower than in 2016, when it was 88.5%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 2,293 places for 2,318 applications, which is 25 fewer places than applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in Wokingham lodged 130 appeals about a school place.

93 of them were heard by a panel and 4 succeeded, which is about 4 in every 100 heard.

The other 37 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

Secondary

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
Bohunt School Wokingham Wokingham	1.02	-	Improved significantly Ofsted ungraded inspection
Maiden Erlegh School Reading	1.11	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
Oakbank School Reading	0.33	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Crispin's School Wokingham	0.96	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
The Bulmershe School Reading	0.88	-	none held
The Emmbrook School Wokingham	0.90	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
The Forest School Wokingham	0.78	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
The Holt School Wokingham	1.16	-	Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Waingels Reading	0.74	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection

Elsewhere

Most sought-after schools in Wokingham by first preferences per place
Schools in RG10 (7)
Schools in RG2 (15)
Schools in RG4 (14)
Schools in RG40 (11)
Schools in RG41 (10)
Schools in RG45 (5)
Schools in RG5 (9)
Schools in RG6 (8)
Schools in RG7 (17)
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