St Crispin's School
London Road, Wokingham, RG40 1SS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE CIRCLE TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Peter Griffiths
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Wokingham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,500
- Pupils on roll
- 1,549
- URN
- 145286
- Local authority
- Wokingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01189781144
About this school
St Crispin's School is a secondary academy in Wokingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,549 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 205 | 212 | 212 |
| Attainment 8 score | 53.0 | 54.5 | 51.7 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.23 +0.03 to +0.43 | +0.52 +0.32 to +0.72 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 60% | 62.7% | 58% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 79% | 80.7% | 74.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 37% | 49.5% | 44.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Crispin's 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 | 53 | 38.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 54.5 | 43.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 51.7 | 42.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,384 |
| 2023/24 | 1,455 |
| 2024/25 | 1,488 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Crispin's School compares
St Crispin's School ranked 5th of 9 secondary schools in Wokingham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 80% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51.7 | 5.9% | 13.5% | 1,549 | — |
| The Holt School | 63.7 | 5.5% | 6.4% | 1,468 | 0.9 miles |
| The Emmbrook School | 50.7 | 7.9% | 11.9% | 1,354 | 1.5 miles |
| King's Academy Easthampstead Park | 42.2 | 8.9% | 27% | 1,050 | 1.9 miles |
| The Forest School | 50.7 | 6.2% | 12.6% | 1,042 | 2.8 miles |
| The Brakenhale School | 44.2 | 10.1% | 22% | 1,001 | 3.1 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.45%
- English as an additional language
- 27.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.89%
- Persistent absence
- 14.89%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Holt School0.9 miles
Secondary · Wokingham
-
The Emmbrook School1.5 miles
Secondary · Wokingham
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King's Academy Easthampstead Park1.9 miles
Secondary · Bracknell
-
The Forest School2.8 miles
Secondary · Wokingham
-
The Brakenhale School3.1 miles
Secondary · Bracknell
Other schools in Wokingham
St Crispin's School ranks 3rd of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Wokingham.
- Bohunt School Wokingham Secondary
- The Emmbrook School Secondary
- The Forest School Secondary
- The Holt School Secondary
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does St Crispin's School teach?
- St Crispin's School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Wokingham.
- Who is the headteacher of St Crispin's School?
- The headteacher of St Crispin's School is Mr Peter Griffiths, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Crispin's School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Crispin's 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 big is St Crispin's School?
- St Crispin's School has 1,549 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is St Crispin's School full?
- St Crispin's School has capacity for 1,500 pupils and 1,549 on roll (103%), 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 St Crispin's School a faith school?
- No. St Crispin's School has no designated religious character.
- Is St Crispin's School a selective school?
- No. St Crispin's School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs St Crispin's School?
- St Crispin's 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 St Crispin's School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 53 in 2022/23 and 51.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Crispin's School rank locally?
- St Crispin's School ranked 5th of 9 secondary schools in Wokingham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 80% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Crispin's School's absence rate?
- St Crispin's School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Crispin's School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Crispin's 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 15 July 2026.