Nine Mile Ride Primary School
430 Finchampstead Road, Finchampstead, Wokingham, RG40 3RB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE CIRCLE TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Holden Whitaker
- Constituency
- Wokingham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 350
- Pupils on roll
- 375
- URN
- 145281
- Local authority
- Wokingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01189733118
About this school
Nine Mile Ride Primary School is a primary academy in Wokingham. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 375 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Nine Mile Ride 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 9 June 2022, 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 | 53 | 54 | 53 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 70% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 17% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 83% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 83% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 80% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.00 | - | - |
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 Nine Mile Ride 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 | 77% | 66% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 67.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 68.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 367 |
| 2023/24 | 372 |
| 2024/25 | 376 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Nine Mile Ride Primary School compares
Nine Mile Ride Primary School ranked 13th of 37 primary schools in Wokingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 4.5% | 5.3% | 375 | — |
| Gorse Ride Infants' School | — | 3.9% | 17.7% | 109 | 0.2 miles |
| Gorse Ride Junior School | 60% | 4.5% | 20% | 159 | 0.3 miles |
| Finchampstead CofE VA Primary School | 87% | 5.6% | 2.9% | 108 | 1.1 miles |
| Evendons Primary School | 76% | 3.4% | 2.9% | 413 | 1.5 miles |
| Saint Sebastians Church of England Primary School and Nursery | 71% | 6.3% | 20.7% | 70 | 1.7 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)
- 5.32%
- English as an additional language
- 7.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.48%
- Persistent absence
- 10.54%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Gorse Ride Infants' School0.2 miles
Primary · Wokingham
-
Gorse Ride Junior School0.3 miles
Primary · Wokingham
-
Finchampstead CofE VA Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Wokingham
-
Evendons Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Wokingham
-
Saint Sebastians Church of England Primary School and Nursery1.7 miles
Primary · Wokingham
Other schools in Wokingham
Nine Mile Ride Primary School ranks 5th of the 17 ranked primary schools in Wokingham.
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bearwood 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
- Saint Sebastians Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- St Cecilia's CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Nine Mile Ride Primary School teach?
- Nine Mile Ride Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Wokingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Nine Mile Ride Primary School?
- The headteacher of Nine Mile Ride Primary School is Mr Holden Whitaker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Nine Mile Ride Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Nine Mile Ride 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 Nine Mile Ride Primary School?
- Nine Mile Ride Primary School has 375 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Nine Mile Ride Primary School full?
- Nine Mile Ride Primary School has capacity for 350 pupils and 375 on roll (107%), so it is at or above 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 Nine Mile Ride Primary School a faith school?
- No. Nine Mile Ride Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Nine Mile Ride Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Nine Mile Ride Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Nine Mile Ride Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Nine Mile Ride Primary School is part of THE CIRCLE TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Nine Mile Ride Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Nine Mile Ride Primary School compare with other schools in Wokingham?
- Nine Mile Ride Primary School ranked 13th of 37 primary schools in Wokingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Nine Mile Ride Primary School's absence rate?
- Nine Mile Ride Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Nine Mile Ride Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Nine Mile Ride 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 10 July 2026.