The Emmbrook School, Wokingham

From the headteacher's welcome: "I am delighted to welcome you to The Emmbrook School. As a father of two (both at secondary school), I am acutely aware that choosing the right school is such a significant decision. This page will offer you a digital introduction to The Emmbrook."

In 2026, pupils at The Emmbrook School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 50.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 54.2 in Wokingham and 47 across England.

56% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 62% in Wokingham and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 50.7.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.01: pupils made about 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 32.2, against 52.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 19.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Business Studies and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 198 families put The Emmbrook School as their first choice and 795 named it as one of their preferences, for 221 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 17 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to The Emmbrook School are The Holt School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 65.2); The Forest School (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.9); St Crispin's School (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 53.3); and King's Academy Binfield (3.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.2).

The Emmbrook School's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

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

Of the 212 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 91% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 33% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 59 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 56% went on to university or other higher education, 3% to apprenticeships and 19% into work. 15% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

11.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 56 pupils (4.1%) received SEN support and 50 (3.7%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Wokingham Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Emmbrook School (adjacent), 120 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood The Emmbrook School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 8th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, The Emmbrook School issued 65 suspensions, 5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to The Emmbrook School are Emmbrook Infant School (0.1 miles), Emmbrook Junior School (0.1 miles), St Cecilia's CofE Primary School (0.4 miles) and Windmill Primary School and Nursery (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.