Emmbrook Junior School, Wokingham

Ofsted's report card from its 30 June 2026 inspection grades Emmbrook Junior School on 6 areas: 6 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils are generally prepared well for the next stage of their education."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders have established a culture that promotes the importance of attending school every day."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have a clear understanding of the quality of the curriculum and teaching."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have established an inclusive culture where pupils feel valued and supported."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have a clear and accurate understanding of the school's strengths and areas for development."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have established a clear vision for pupils' personal development and wellbeing."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that teachers effectively check pupils' understanding across the curriculum and address misconceptions so that all pupils secure key knowledge before moving on to new learning"; "Leaders should continue to take effective action to ensure that pupils develop secure foundational knowledge and skills, particularly in handwriting, so that they are fully prepared for the next stage of their education".

In its own words: "Our vision of Nurture, Grow, Thrive underpins our mission for Emmbrook Junior School: We are a welcoming family which fosters a warm and nurturing environment where children grow and learn to take responsibility, develop their resilience and become respectful to all, enabling their personal development and academic curiosity to thrive."

From the headteacher's welcome: "I am incredibly proud to be the headteacher of Emmbrook Junior School. Our community is incredibly inclusive, and we hope that you feel welcome from the moment you walk through our doors."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, drama and guitar.

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils at Emmbrook Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 82% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 86% and 83% in Wokingham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 83% in reading and 75% in maths in 2024.

Across Wokingham, 88% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Wokingham lodged 59 appeals against primary school offers; 38 reached a hearing and 2 succeeded (5.3% of those heard).

The nearest other state primary schools to Emmbrook Junior School are Emmbrook Infant School (under 0.1 miles); St Cecilia's CofE Primary School (0.4 miles, 88% reading, 85% maths); Windmill Primary School and Nursery (0.7 miles, Good, 74% reading, 96% maths); and The Hawthorns Primary School (0.7 miles).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Emmbrook Junior School.

Emmbrook Junior School is one of 11 schools run by The Circle Trust, an academy trust.

11.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 26.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (62%), Asian (13%) and Mixed (10%).

In 2026, 31 pupils (11.9%) received SEN support and 18 (6.9%) 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 autism.

Emmbrook Junior School has a resourced provision for hearing impairment: 4 places, 4 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Wokingham Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Corfield Green (adjacent), 110 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Emmbrook Junior School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Emmbrook Junior School issued 3 suspensions, 1.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Emmbrook Junior School are The Emmbrook School (0.1 miles), The Holt School (0.7 miles), The Forest School (1.2 miles) and St Crispin's School (1.6 miles).