CAMHS Phoenix School
Special / other · Wokingham · RG41 2RE
Data updated
Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection
Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Outstanding. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.
Inspected 31 January 2024
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- School type
- Pupil referral unit
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 0% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 0% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 0% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 0% of pupils (2024/2025)
- URN
- 128088
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, special schools and PRUs: 0.68% vacant, 1.02% temporary
Teacher pay (November 2025)
Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £60,049; 25% on the leadership pay range · England, special schools and PRUs: £53,604, 18.3%
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
Spending per pupil (2025-26)
Where the money went (2025-26)
Share of spending, with the median for pupil referral unit schools in brackets: Staff 93% (78%) · premises 0% (4%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 0% (4%) · supplies and services 7% (11%) · educational supplies 5% (3%) · bought-in professional services 0% (5%) · catering 0% (1%)
Reserves (2025-26)
Revenue reserve £98,080; in-year balance +£64,807
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared
Inspection history since 2015
- 30 January 2024: School remains Outstanding
- 17 October 2017: Yes - improving (outstanding)
Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 7/10less deprived than most of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 8/10less deprived than most of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 45.5% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 12.1% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 45.1% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 15.4% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 52.4% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 56.3% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 14.6% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 29.1% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 8.8% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 46.7% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 13.5% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 23.3% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01016626 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £385,000467 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £269,000–£500,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 1an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 1an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 10an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 1an urban school averages 6.1
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted