Emmbrook Junior School
Primary · Wokingham · RG41 1JR
Data updated
Report-card inspection (current system, from November 2025)
The headline grade shown is the Achievement area of the school's report card.
Inspected 30 June 2026 · report published 25 September 2026
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260 pupils · 102% of 256 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Academy converter
- Age range
- 7–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 11.5% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 21.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 12% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 7% of pupils (2024/2025)
- URN
- 149723
In figures
At its report-card inspection on 30 June 2026, under the system Ofsted introduced in November 2025, the Achievement area was judged Expected standard. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.
Catchment area
Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. The council did not publish a cutoff distance for 2026 entry.
Admissions cutoff distance: Year 3
The council did not publish a cutoff distance for 2026 entry.
Cutoff by admission criterion (2025 entry)
- Designated area
- 0.255 miles
2025 is the most recent year we hold a cutoff for this school. It describes that year, not 2026.
Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work
Compare admissions across the area: Wokingham school admissions · the wider Wokingham authority
Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)
66 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025
Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means
Schools with a similar intake
Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025
On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.
They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.
It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works
Special educational needs
Needs this school records that it caters for, in the order it lists them.
- Hearing Impairment
Provision type: Resourced provision.
- Resourced provision
- 4 of 4 places taken full, or over capacity
Unit places come from the school census and describe the position when it was taken, not today. Confirm with the local authority before relying on them.
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 62% (Wokingham 54%, England 60%) · Asian Indian 7% (Wokingham 11%, England 4%) · Any other White background 7% (Wokingham 7%, England 7%) · Asian Chinese 4% (Wokingham 4%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 4% (Wokingham 3%, England 3%) · Asian Pakistani 3% (Wokingham 5%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (Wokingham 3%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Wokingham 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Wokingham 1%, England 1%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Wokingham 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Wokingham 2%, England 2%) · Black African 1% (Wokingham 2%, England 5%) · Not recorded 1% (Wokingham 2%, England 1%) · other groups together 1%
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)
Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)
1.16 suspensions per 100 pupils and 1 permanent exclusion · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Wokingham: 1.69 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
95% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 5% left the state-funded sector
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary
Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)
50% of teachers took sickness absence, 4.1 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days
Teacher pay (November 2025)
Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £49,468; 20% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
Spending per pupil (2024-25)
Where the money went (2024-25)
Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 82% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 5% (8%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 6% (4%) · bought-in professional services 0% (2%) · catering 1% (5%)
Reserves (2024-25)
Revenue reserve £46,000; in-year balance +£73,000
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared
Inspection history since 2015
- 30 June 2026: Expected standard
Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 47.4% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 7.6% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 53.6% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 8.7% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 53.3% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 80.7% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 5.4% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 13.9% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 47% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 14.1% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 51.3% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 6.7% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01016627 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £544,500273 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £450,000–£655,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are among the dearest tenth of 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
- 0an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 2an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 6an 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