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Bohunt School Wokingham, Wokingham

Good
Secondary
Academy sponsor led
Mixed
Ages 11–18

Bohunt School Wokingham is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 18 in Wokingham, part of Bohunt Education Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in December 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 2nd-highest of the 5 schools in Wokingham with published results, and 319th of 3,298 across England. It was full in 2025, at 103% of capacity.

GCSE results
Above England average
Ofsted
Good (2019)
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
Better than England average
Progress (2024)
Above average
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Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 4 days

Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Wokingham (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.

Data last updated 27 Oct 2026

Bohunt School Wokingham in detail

Results

In 2026, pupils at Bohunt School Wokingham averaged an Attainment 8 score of 58.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 54.2 in Wokingham and 47 across England.

72% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 62% in Wokingham and 47% in England.

That is up from 53.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.44: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 32.6, against 60.3 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 27.7 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 27 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.

Getting a place at Bohunt School Wokingham

For September 2026 entry, 273 families put Bohunt School Wokingham as their first choice and 676 named it as one of their preferences, for 267 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 46 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Bohunt School Wokingham

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state secondary schools to Bohunt School Wokingham are The Holt School (3.4 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 65.2); The Emmbrook School (3.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.5); Oakbank School (3.5 miles, Attainment 8 40.7); and The Forest School (3.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.9).

Bohunt School Wokingham's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

The Holt SchoolThe Emmbrook SchoolOakbank SchoolThe Forest School

The trust

Bohunt School Wokingham is one of 10 schools run by Bohunt Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 50.8 in 2024/25.

All 10 schools in Bohunt Education Trust

What parents say

331 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Bohunt School Wokingham (as of September 2025): 87% would recommend the school, 90% say their child is happy there and 72% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (92%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (72%).

Where pupils go next

Of the 241 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 93% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 31% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Who goes there

8.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 127 pupils (9.7%) received SEN support and 24 (1.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Wokingham Rail Station, about 3.1 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bohunt School (inside), 160 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 43 crimes within a mile of the school, most often shoplifting, anti-social behaviour and violence and sexual offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Wokingham (70).

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Bohunt School Wokingham issued 182 suspensions, 14.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

Primary schools nearby

The primary schools closest to Bohunt School Wokingham are Farley Hill Primary School (1.1 miles), The Coombes Church of England Primary School (1.3 miles), Gorse Ride Junior School (1.4 miles) and Gorse Ride Infants' School (1.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.

Farley Hill Primary SchoolThe Coombes Church of England Primary SchoolGorse Ride Junior SchoolGorse Ride Infants' School

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Ms Jen Comber
Pupils:1,313
LA:Wokingham
Phone:01189076237
Address:Remount Drive, Arborfield, Wokingham, RG2 9GB
Trust:BOHUNT EDUCATION TRUST (10 schools)
Admissions:Non-selective
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2016

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago

This judgement is from May 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

-

Overall

Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school has improved significantly.

Inspected 10 December 2024View full report
URN:142181
UKPRN:10058097
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Wokingham
Urban/Rural:Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

From Ofsted's December 2024 inspection report.

What This School Does Well

Bohunt School creates a welcoming environment where pupils are proud to learn, with staff who know them well and strong relationships throughout. The school goes above and beyond to prepare pupils for their next steps through an exceptional enrichment programme and a 'game-changer' initiative that inspires pupils to make a difference in society. Every pupil, including those with additional needs, receives support tailored to help them achieve highly across the curriculum.

Key Strengths

  • Broad and ambitious curriculum with very strong GCSE outcomes across a range of subjects
  • Excellent support for pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils, resulting in high achievement
  • Strong teaching with high-quality subject knowledge, frequent checking of understanding, and focus on vocabulary
  • Exceptional enrichment programme including sports, music, language learning, and Duke of Edinburgh awards
  • Well-designed personal development and careers programme with inspiring guest speakers and wider opportunities

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with leaders creating an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.

Extracurricular Activities

Tennis, paddle boarding, Mandarin, musical theatre club, climbing, Duke of Edinburgh's Bronze Award, geography field trips

Bohunt School Wokingham is a secondary comprehensive school where staff are ambitious for pupil achievement and the school ethos of 'enjoy, respect, achieve' is well understood. Evidence suggests the school's work has improved significantly across all areas since the previous inspection in 2019.

At a Glance

8.7%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

Yes

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

331 responses
Would recommend87%
Child is happy90%
Child does well87%
High expectations88%
Feels safe92%
Well behaved88%
Bullying dealt with (of parents with a view)72%
Kept informed87%
Handles concerns (of parents who raised one)81%
Wider development82%

Source: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree

Secondary Performance (GCSE)

Academic year 2025/26

GCSE Results

2023
2024
2025
2026
Attainment 8 GCSE Eng+Maths

2025/26 academic year

Progress 8 has improved from 0.20 to 0.44 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has improved from 53.1 to 58.4 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has improved from 64% to 72% (2023 to 2026).

Performance by Group

GroupProgress 8Attainment 8Eng+Maths 5+
All pupils-58.471.9%
Disadvantaged(17)-32.623.5%
Not known to be disadvantaged(232)-60.375.4%
Boys(130)-57.067.7%
Girls(119)-60.076.5%
Show more breakdowns (2)
Known or believed to be other than English(23)-63.473.9%
Non mobile(247)-58.371.7%

2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data

GCSE Subjects Offered

English Language496
Mathematics495
English Literature492
Combined Science378
Geography240
History212
Other Modern Languages195
Business Studies174
Food Preparation and Nutrition148
Biology114
Religious Studies114
Chemistry114
Physics114
Social Studies104
Art and Design102
Spanish96
Computer Science88
French86
Physical Education82
Design and Technology66

+ 7 more subjects

2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils

After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations

After GCSEs (Year 11) - 241 students

Continued education93%
Further education31%
Apprenticeships1%
Employment1%
Not in education/employment2%

2023/24 data

Exclusions & Suspensions

2

Permanent exclusions

0.16%

Exclusion rate

182

Suspensions

14.22%

Suspension rate

77 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 1,280 pupils

2024/25 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools

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Term dates

Bohunt School Wokingham is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Wokingham's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Bus Stops

Bohunt School (inside)
158m · 3 min walk
Arborfield Green District Centre (adj)
298m · 5 min walk
Rowcroft Road (opp)
356m · 6 min walk
Harvest Path (adj)
415m · 7 min walk
Weaver Avenue (adj)
447m · 7 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
2
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Children hurt
1

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight.

1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.

1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Wokingham is 7 (the median across 85 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

103%

Over capacity

1,281 pupils

1,249 places

32 pupils over capacity in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Wokingham

High pressure
New homes approved:2,101
Projected new pupils:378

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Wokingham

Across Wokingham council

Low demand council-wide1.01 applications per place

Places available

2,293

Applications

2,318

Got 1st preference

82.4%

Got preferred school

97.9%

All secondary applications across Wokingham council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Oversubscribed

Inspection History(3)

10 December 2024

Ungraded inspection: The school has improved significantly.

3 November 2021
14 May 2019
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

127

SEN Support

24

EHC Plans

11.5%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Specific Learning Difficulty50
Social, Emotional & Mental Health42
Autistic Spectrum Disorder26
Moderate Learning Difficulty9
Speech, Language & Communication5
Hearing Impairment3
Visual Impairment3
Physical Disability3
Other2
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
59.9%
Asian
12.9%
Black
4.9%
Mixed
8.9%
Chinese
2.4%
Other
1.8%
Unclassified
0.2%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals8.7%
English as Additional Language13.3%

1,313

Total Pupils

681

Boys

632

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

83

Teachers

15.8:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£49,388

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,542

Per pupil

£8671k

Total funding

£113k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£211,406
EAL funding£65,161
Lump sum£149,156

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

6.8%

Overall absence

17.1%

Persistent absence

1,309

Enrolments

Authorised5.2%
Unauthorised1.6%
Persistent (10%+)17.1%
Severe (50%+)2.1%

Absence trend

4.1%
18/19
4.0%
20/21
8.0%
21/22
7.6%
22/23
7.6%
23/24
6.8%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about Bohunt School Wokingham

What are GCSE results like at Bohunt School Wokingham?

In the 2026 results, pupils at Bohunt School Wokingham achieved an Attainment 8 score of 58.4. 72% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.

What is Bohunt School Wokingham's Ofsted rating?

Bohunt School Wokingham's most recent Ofsted inspection, in December 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in May 2019, it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for Bohunt School Wokingham?

No fixed boundary. When Bohunt School Wokingham is oversubscribed, Wokingham allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Bohunt School Wokingham?

Bohunt School Wokingham was full in 2025, at 103% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.

How big are the classes at Bohunt School Wokingham?

Classes at Bohunt School Wokingham average 25.1 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Bohunt School Wokingham?

Bohunt School Wokingham has around 1313 pupils on roll. 9% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Bohunt School Wokingham?

6.8% of sessions were missed at Bohunt School Wokingham in 2024/25. 17.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Bohunt School Wokingham?

Apply through Wokingham's coordinated admissions process, naming Bohunt School Wokingham on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.

How many road collisions happen near Bohunt School Wokingham?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Wokingham is 7 (the median across 85 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Bohunt School Wokingham?

Bohunt School Wokingham is at Remount Drive, Arborfield, Wokingham, RG2 9GB.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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