The Emmbrook School

The Emmbrook School is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating across all domains in its first inspection. The school has a supportive and welcoming environment that emphasizes community, which is highly valued by both pupils and parents. Leadership, management, and teaching quality are commendable, with staff providing excellent support to students, particularly those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). However, the school acknowledges areas for improvement, particularly in ensuring that all pupils consistently engage with the ambitious curriculum and achieve their potential.

Strengths

• Strong sense of community and family feel.
• Caring and supportive staff.
• Effective curriculum planning.
• Pupils are well-behaved and punctual.
• Well-trained staff support pupils who struggle with reading.
• Popular and engaging library with diverse activities.
• Effective careers programme enhancing students' future aspirations.
• Vibrant atmosphere fostered by clear values.

Areas for Improvement

• Not all pupils learn as much as they could.
• Teaching and resources do not consistently support all pupils.
• Some pupils have high rates of absence.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at The Emmbrook School attended 92.1% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 20.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 2.6% of pupils at The Emmbrook School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 3 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 The Emmbrook School had 18.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 4.1% of pupils at The Emmbrook School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 The Emmbrook School received £7,244 and spent £7,156 for each of its 1,311 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £175,000 (£134 per pupil).

Across all 11 schools of The Circle Trust, income was £6,360 and spending £6,297 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Wokingham · Wokingham local authority: places and applications

The Emmbrook School is part of The Circle Trust, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:

• Emmbrook Infant School Wokingham
• Emmbrook Junior School Wokingham
• The Hawthorns Primary School Wokingham
• Wescott Infant School Wokingham
• Westende Junior School Wokingham
• St Crispin's School Wokingham
• Nine Mile Ride Primary School Wokingham
• Shinfield Infant and Nursery School Reading
• Owlsmoor Primary School Sandhurst
• Badgemore Primary School Henley-On-Thames

What is The Emmbrook School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Emmbrook School is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was The Emmbrook School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Emmbrook School was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does The Emmbrook School have?

The Emmbrook School has 1,354 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Emmbrook School cover?

The Emmbrook School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are The Emmbrook School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 50.5, and 56% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is The Emmbrook School?

The Emmbrook School is at Emmbrook Road, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG41 1JP.