Bearwood Primary School
Bearwood Road, Sindlesham, Wokingham, RG41 5BB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Funmi Alder
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Wokingham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 223
- URN
- 109836
- Local authority
- Wokingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01189784628
About this school
Bearwood Primary School is a community primary school in Wokingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 223 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bearwood Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 5 June 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 45 | 44 | 44 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 70% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | 7% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 91% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 89% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 89% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Bearwood Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wokingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64% | 66% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 67.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 68.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 299 |
| 2023/24 | 292 |
| 2024/25 | 266 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bearwood Primary School compares
Bearwood Primary School ranked 29th of 37 primary schools in Wokingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 4.9% | 16.2% | 223 | — |
| Wheatfield Primary School and Nursery | 70% | 4.4% | 6% | 228 | 0.8 miles |
| The Hawthorns Primary School | — | — | — | 423 | 1.0 miles |
| Winnersh Primary School | 67% | 5.2% | 7.3% | 362 | 1.1 miles |
| Hawkedon Primary School | 86% | 4.4% | 7% | 596 | 1.2 miles |
| Windmill Primary School and Nursery | 70% | 4.5% | 18.2% | 218 | 1.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.19%
- English as an additional language
- 32.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.89%
- Persistent absence
- 10.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wheatfield Primary School and Nursery0.8 miles
Primary · Winnersh
-
The Hawthorns Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Wokingham
-
Winnersh Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Wokingham
-
Hawkedon Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Windmill Primary School and Nursery1.3 miles
Primary · Wokingham
Other schools in Wokingham
Bearwood Primary School ranks 13th of the 17 ranked primary schools in Wokingham.
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Emmbrook Infant School Primary
- Emmbrook Junior School Primary
- Evendons Primary School Primary
- Finchampstead CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Floreat Montague Park Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Gorse Ride Infants' School Primary
- Gorse Ride Junior School Primary
- Keep Hatch Primary School Primary
- Nine Mile Ride Primary School Primary
- Saint Sebastians Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- St Cecilia's CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Bearwood Primary School teach?
- Bearwood Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Wokingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Bearwood Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bearwood Primary School is Funmi Alder, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bearwood Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bearwood Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Bearwood Primary School?
- Bearwood Primary School has 223 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Bearwood Primary School full?
- Bearwood Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 223 on roll (71%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bearwood Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bearwood Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bearwood Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bearwood Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Bearwood Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bearwood Primary School compare with other schools in Wokingham?
- Bearwood Primary School ranked 29th of 37 primary schools in Wokingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bearwood Primary School's absence rate?
- Bearwood Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bearwood Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bearwood Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.