Westende Junior School
Seaford Road, Wokingham, RG40 2EJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE CIRCLE TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Stephanie Holding
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Wokingham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 241
- URN
- 148014
- Local authority
- Wokingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01189786682
About this school
Westende Junior School is a primary academy in Wokingham. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 241 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Westende Junior 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
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 | 62 | 63 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 76% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 79% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 85% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 76% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.40 | - | - |
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 Westende Junior 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 | 68% | 66% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 67.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 68.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 240 |
| 2023/24 | 236 |
| 2024/25 | 238 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Westende Junior School compares
Westende Junior School ranked 20th of 37 primary schools in Wokingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 3.6% | 8.4% | 241 | — |
| Wescott Infant School | — | 3.6% | 7.4% | 116 | 0.1 miles |
| St Teresa's Catholic Academy | 70% | 4.3% | 6.5% | 342 | 0.2 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School | 51% | 8.4% | 25.5% | 169 | 0.4 miles |
| Keep Hatch Primary School | 62% | 4.6% | 16.9% | 374 | 0.4 miles |
| Floreat Montague Park Primary School and Nursery | 64% | 4.5% | 10.9% | 454 | 0.8 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)
- 8.4%
- English as an additional language
- 19.7%
- Overall absence
- 3.64%
- Persistent absence
- 4.51%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wescott Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Wokingham
-
St Teresa's Catholic Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Wokingham
-
All Saints Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Wokingham
-
Keep Hatch Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Wokingham
-
Floreat Montague Park Primary School and Nursery0.8 miles
Primary · Wokingham
Other schools in Wokingham
Westende Junior School ranks 9th 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
- Nine Mile Ride Primary School Primary
- Saint Sebastians Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Westende Junior School teach?
- Westende Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Wokingham.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Westende Junior School?
- The executive headteacher of Westende Junior School is Mrs Stephanie Holding, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Westende Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Westende Junior 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 Westende Junior School?
- Westende Junior School has 241 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Westende Junior School full?
- Westende Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 241 on roll (100%), 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 Westende Junior School a faith school?
- No. Westende Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Westende Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Westende Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Westende Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Westende Junior 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.
- What SEN provision does Westende Junior School have?
- The schools register lists Westende Junior School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Westende Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Westende Junior School compare with other schools in Wokingham?
- Westende Junior School ranked 20th of 37 primary schools in Wokingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Westende Junior School's absence rate?
- Westende Junior School's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Westende Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Westende Junior 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.