Best secondary schools in Wokingham
10 of 11 secondary schools ranked by Attainment 8 · all Wokingham schools · primary schools
Ranked on Attainment 8, 2024/25 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school. We hold real catchment boundaries for 9 of them.
- 8 of 11 rated Good or Outstanding
- 1 oversubscribed on first preference
- 5 Good or better and undersubscribed — the overlooked ones
- Median Attainment 8: 50.75 (best 63.7)
| # | School | Attainment 8 | Ofsted | Places | Catchment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Holt School Wokingham | 63.7 | Outstanding | oversubscribed 1.16 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | mapped |
| 2 | Maiden Erlegh School Reading | 55.5 | Outstanding improving | about even 1.11 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | mapped |
| 3 | Bohunt School Wokingham Wokingham | 53.6 | Good | about even 1.02 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | mapped |
| 4 | St Crispin's School Wokingham hidden gem | 51.7 | Good | about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | mapped |
| 5 | Waingels Reading hidden gem | 50.8 | Good | undersubscribed 0.74 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | mapped |
| 6 | The Bulmershe School Reading hidden gem | 50.7 | Good | about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | mapped |
| 7 | The Emmbrook School Wokingham hidden gem | 50.7 | Good | about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | mapped |
| 8 | The Forest School Wokingham hidden gem | 50.7 | Good | undersubscribed 0.78 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | mapped |
| 9 | Luckley House School | 26.0 | — | — | approximate |
| 10 | Reading Blue Coat School Berkshire | 17.7 | — | — | approximate |
Also in Wokingham
1 further secondary school with no published Attainment 8 for the latest year — usually too small a cohort to report, newly opened, or a special school. Listed because leaving them out would make this a misleading picture of Wokingham, not a fairer one.
- Oakbank School Ofsted: Not judged
Applying in Wokingham
Knowing which school is best is only half of it — these are the deadlines that decide whether you can apply at all.
- Secondary application deadline 2026-10-31 · 2027 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2027 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2026; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
- Primary (Reception) application deadline 2027-01-15 · 2027 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2027 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2027; apply via your home local authority.
- Secondary National Offer Day 2027-03-01 · 2027 entry Secondary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — state school Year 7 place offers (1 March).
- Primary National Offer Day 2027-04-16 · 2027 entry Primary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — Reception place offers (16 April).
- Secondary application deadline 2027-10-31 · 2028 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2028 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2027; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
- Primary (Reception) application deadline 2028-01-15 · 2028 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2028 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2028; apply via your home local authority.
Rankings compare published results. They do not tell you which school your child will get into — that depends on where you live, sibling and faith priority, and how many people apply this year. Ask below, or check the Wokingham admission criteria.
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