Wildridings Primary School
Netherton, Bracknell, RG12 7DX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Brent Ellis
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bracknell
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 460
- Pupils on roll
- 413
- URN
- 109941
- Local authority
- Bracknell Forest
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01344425483
About this school
Wildridings Primary School is a community primary school in Bracknell. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 413 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wildridings 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 59 | 54 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 51% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 2% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 75% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 78% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 71% | 52% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.50 | - | - |
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 Wildridings 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 | Bracknell Forest average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60% | 62% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 51% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 426 |
| 2023/24 | 428 |
| 2024/25 | 408 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wildridings Primary School compares
Wildridings Primary School ranked 20th of 26 primary schools in Bracknell Forest for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 5.1% | 15.4% | 413 | — |
| St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 48% | 5.1% | 7.1% | 184 | 0.4 miles |
| Fox Hill Primary School | 59% | 5.7% | 19.9% | 214 | 0.5 miles |
| Great Hollands Primary School | 81% | 6.3% | 35.5% | 278 | 0.6 miles |
| The Pines School | 48% | 4.8% | 22.9% | 285 | 1.0 miles |
| Jennett's Park CofE Primary School | 69% | 4.6% | 12.4% | 437 | 1.0 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report10 February 2026
- 8 February 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.43%
- English as an additional language
- 28.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.05%
- Persistent absence
- 12.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bracknell
-
Fox Hill Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bracknell
-
Great Hollands Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bracknell
-
The Pines School1.0 miles
Primary · Bracknell
-
Jennett's Park CofE Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Bracknell
Other schools in Bracknell
Wildridings Primary School ranks 12th of the 17 ranked primary schools in Bracknell.
- Binfield Church of England Primary School Primary
- Crown Wood Primary School Primary
- Fox Hill Primary School Primary
- Great Hollands Primary School Primary
- Harmans Water Primary School Primary
- Holly Spring Primary School Primary
- Jennett's Park CofE Primary School Primary
- King's Academy Meadow Vale Primary
- King's Academy Oakwood Primary
- Sandy Lane Primary School Primary
- St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School, Bracknell Primary
- St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Wildridings Primary School teach?
- Wildridings Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Bracknell.
- Who is the headteacher of Wildridings Primary School?
- The headteacher of Wildridings Primary School is Mr Brent Ellis, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wildridings Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wildridings 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 Wildridings Primary School?
- Wildridings Primary School has 413 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Wildridings Primary School full?
- Wildridings Primary School has capacity for 460 pupils and 413 on roll (90%), 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 Wildridings Primary School a faith school?
- No. Wildridings Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wildridings Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Wildridings Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Wildridings Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wildridings Primary School compare with other schools in Bracknell Forest?
- Wildridings Primary School ranked 20th of 26 primary schools in Bracknell Forest for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wildridings Primary School's absence rate?
- Wildridings Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wildridings Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wildridings 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.