Emmbrook Junior School
Emmbrook Road, Wokingham, RG41 1JR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE CIRCLE TRUST
- Acting Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola York
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Wokingham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 256
- Pupils on roll
- 260
- URN
- 149723
- Local authority
- Wokingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01189784940
About this school
Emmbrook Junior School is a primary academy in Wokingham. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 260 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
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
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Emmbrook Junior School (URN 109863).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 63 | 66 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 |
Trends over time
How Emmbrook 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 | — | 66% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 67.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 68.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 258 |
| 2024/25 | 258 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Emmbrook Junior School compares
Emmbrook Junior School ranked 17th of 37 primary schools in Wokingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 4.3% | 10.9% | 260 | — |
| Emmbrook Infant School | — | 4.9% | 14.2% | 182 | 0.0 miles |
| St Cecilia's CofE Primary School | 77% | 3.3% | 14.7% | 152 | 0.4 miles |
| Windmill Primary School and Nursery | 70% | 4.5% | 18.2% | 218 | 0.7 miles |
| The Hawthorns Primary School | — | — | — | 423 | 0.7 miles |
| Wheatfield Primary School and Nursery | 70% | 4.4% | 6% | 228 | 0.7 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)
- 10.85%
- English as an additional language
- 21.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.33%
- Persistent absence
- 7.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Emmbrook Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Wokingham
-
St Cecilia's CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Wokingham
-
Windmill Primary School and Nursery0.7 miles
Primary · Wokingham
-
The Hawthorns Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Wokingham
-
Wheatfield Primary School and Nursery0.7 miles
Primary · Winnersh
Other schools in Wokingham
Emmbrook Junior School ranks 7th of the 17 ranked primary schools in Wokingham.
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bearwood Primary School Primary
- Emmbrook Infant 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
- St Cecilia's CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Emmbrook Junior School teach?
- Emmbrook Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Wokingham.
- Who is the acting headteacher of Emmbrook Junior School?
- The acting headteacher of Emmbrook Junior School is Mrs Nicola York, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Emmbrook Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Emmbrook 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 big is Emmbrook Junior School?
- Emmbrook Junior School has 260 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Emmbrook Junior School full?
- Emmbrook Junior School has capacity for 256 pupils and 260 on roll (102%), 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 Emmbrook Junior School a faith school?
- No. Emmbrook Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Emmbrook Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Emmbrook Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Emmbrook Junior School?
- Emmbrook 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 Emmbrook Junior School have?
- The schools register lists Emmbrook Junior School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Emmbrook Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2023/24 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Emmbrook Junior School rank locally?
- Emmbrook Junior School ranked 17th of 37 primary schools in Wokingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Emmbrook Junior School's absence rate?
- Emmbrook Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Emmbrook Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Emmbrook 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 3 July 2026.