The Emmbrook School
Emmbrook Road, Wokingham, RG41 1JP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE CIRCLE TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Nicholas McSweeney
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Wokingham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,219
- Pupils on roll
- 1,354
- URN
- 148453
- Local authority
- Wokingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01189784406
About this school
The Emmbrook School is a secondary academy in Wokingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,354 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Emmbrook School, 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 174 | 212 | 212 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.9 | 48.3 | 50.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.35 -0.58 to -0.11 | -0.01 -0.22 to +0.20 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 44% | 50.9% | 55.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 59% | 70.3% | 73.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 24% | 25.9% | 20.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
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 The Emmbrook 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 | 42.9 | 38.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48.3 | 43.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 50.7 | 42.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,199 |
| 2023/24 | 1,275 |
| 2024/25 | 1,309 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Emmbrook School compares
The Emmbrook School ranked 9th of 9 secondary schools in Wokingham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 78% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50.7 | 7.9% | 11.9% | 1,354 | — |
| The Holt School | 63.7 | 5.5% | 6.4% | 1,468 | 0.5 miles |
| The Forest School | 50.7 | 6.2% | 12.6% | 1,042 | 1.3 miles |
| St Crispin's School | 51.7 | 5.9% | 13.5% | 1,549 | 1.5 miles |
| Maiden Erlegh School | 55.5 | 7% | 7.3% | 1,841 | 3.3 miles |
| King's Academy Easthampstead Park | 42.2 | 8.9% | 27% | 1,050 | 3.4 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)
- 11.93%
- English as an additional language
- 21.9%
- Overall absence
- 7.94%
- Persistent absence
- 20.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Holt School0.5 miles
Secondary · Wokingham
-
The Forest School1.3 miles
Secondary · Wokingham
-
St Crispin's School1.5 miles
Secondary · Wokingham
-
Maiden Erlegh School3.3 miles
Secondary · Reading
-
King's Academy Easthampstead Park3.4 miles
Secondary · Bracknell
Other schools in Wokingham
The Emmbrook School ranks 5th of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Wokingham.
- Bohunt School Wokingham Secondary
- St Crispin's 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 ages does The Emmbrook School teach?
- The Emmbrook School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Wokingham.
- Who is the headteacher of The Emmbrook School?
- The headteacher of The Emmbrook School is Mr Nicholas McSweeney, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Emmbrook School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Emmbrook 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 The Emmbrook School?
- The Emmbrook School has 1,354 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is The Emmbrook School full?
- The Emmbrook School has capacity for 1,219 pupils and 1,354 on roll (111%), 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 The Emmbrook School a faith school?
- No. The Emmbrook School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Emmbrook School a selective school?
- No. The Emmbrook School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is The Emmbrook School part of an academy trust?
- The Emmbrook 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 The Emmbrook School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42.9 in 2022/23 and 50.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Emmbrook School compare with other schools in Wokingham?
- The Emmbrook School ranked 9th of 9 secondary schools in Wokingham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 78% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Emmbrook School's absence rate?
- The Emmbrook School's overall absence rate is 7.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Emmbrook School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Emmbrook 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.