School admissions in Wokingham
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 20 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Wokingham in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 18 schools in Wokingham first 605 times for 621 places: 0.97 first choices per place. 2 of the 18 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 3 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 1.15 miles (St Cecilia's CofE Primary School) to 1.71 miles (St Nicholas Church of England Primary, Hurst).
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 5 schools in Wokingham first 1,147 times for 1,186 places: 0.97 first choices per place. 2 of the 5 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: The Forest School, to 3.90 miles.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
Reception places, September 2026
18 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evendons Primary School | 1.59 | 59 | not published |
| St Nicholas Church of England Primary, Hurst | 1.05 | 20 | 1.708 miles |
| St Cecilia's CofE Primary School | 1.00 | 30 | 1.145 miles |
| Floreat Montague Park Primary School and Nursery | 0.98 | 54 | 0.862 miles |
| Keep Hatch Primary School | 0.97 | 33 | not published |
| Winnersh Primary School | 0.96 | 28 | 0.95 miles |
| Emmbrook Infant School | 0.95 | 42 | 1.294 miles |
| Wescott Infant School | 0.95 | 38 | not published |
| Gorse Ride Infants' School | 0.93 | 30 | 1.632 miles |
| St Teresa's Catholic Academy | 0.93 | 45 | not published |
| Walter Infant School | 0.92 | 60 | 1.206 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School | 0.88 | 8 | not published |
| Windmill Primary School and Nursery | 0.87 | 15 | not published |
| The Hawthorns Primary School | 0.86 | 59 | 0.537 miles |
| Bearwood Primary School | 0.85 | 27 | not published |
| Nine Mile Ride Primary School | 0.78 | 54 | 1.956 miles |
| Saint Sebastians Church of England Primary School and Nursery | 0.75 | 4 | not published |
| Finchampstead CofE VA Primary School | 0.53 | 15 | 2.396 miles |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.
Year 7 places, September 2026
5 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Holt School | 1.16 | 237 | not published |
| Bohunt School Wokingham | 1.02 | 267 | not published |
| St Crispin's School | 0.96 | 222 | 2.277 miles |
| The Emmbrook School | 0.90 | 221 | 5.425 miles |
| The Forest School | 0.78 | 239 | 3.898 miles |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.