Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
Gipsy Lane, Wokingham, RG40 2HR
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Ages
- 8 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- CHILTERN WAY ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Lauren Fessey
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Wokingham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 74
- Pupils on roll
- 75
- URN
- 148349
- Local authority
- Wokingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01296622157
About this school
Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham is a special academy in Wokingham. It teaches children aged 8 to 19 and has 75 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - |
| Expected standard in reading | - | - |
| Expected standard in maths | - | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | 2.5 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | 0.0 |
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 Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 18.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 18.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 13.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 49 |
| 2023/24 | 56 |
| 2024/25 | 64 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 48.44%
- English as an additional language
- 4.7%
- Overall absence
- 13.05%
- Persistent absence
- 42.65%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ludgrove School0.4 miles
Independent schools
-
Luckley House School0.7 miles
Independent schools
-
High Close School0.8 miles
Special schools · Wokingham
-
Holme Grange School0.8 miles
Independent schools · Wokingham
-
CAMHS Phoenix School0.8 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Wokingham
Other schools in Wokingham
- CAMHS Phoenix School Local authority maintained schools
- Foundry College Local authority maintained schools
- Hawthorn Academy Free Schools
- High Close School Special schools
- Oak Tree School Free Schools
- Odyssey House School Special schools
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham teach?
- Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham teaches children aged 8 to 19. It is a special school in Wokingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham?
- The headteacher of Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham is Ms Lauren Fessey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham, 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 Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham?
- Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham has 75 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 8 to 19.
- Is Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham full?
- Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham has capacity for 74 pupils and 75 on roll (101%), 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 Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham a faith school?
- No. Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham has no designated religious character.
- Is Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham part of an academy trust?
- Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham is part of CHILTERN WAY ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham have?
- The schools register lists Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham's absence rate?
- Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham's overall absence rate is 13.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham'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.