Best secondary schools in Wokingham
11 of 11 secondary schools ranked by Attainment 8 · all Wokingham schools · primary schools
Ranked on Attainment 8, 2025/26 — 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.
- 6 of 11 rated Good or Outstanding
- 1 oversubscribed on first preference
- 3 Good or better and undersubscribed — the overlooked ones
- Median Attainment 8: 50.6 (best 65.2)
| # | School | Attainment 8 | Ofsted | Places | Catchment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Holt School Wokingham | 65.2 | Outstanding | oversubscribed 1.16 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | mapped |
| 2 | Maiden Erlegh School Reading | 59.3 | Outstanding improving | about even 1.11 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | mapped |
| 3 | Bohunt School Wokingham Wokingham | 58.4 | Good | about even 1.02 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | mapped |
| 4 | St Crispin's School Wokingham | 53.3 | — | about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | mapped |
| 5 | Waingels Reading hidden gem | 53.3 | Good | undersubscribed 0.74 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | mapped |
| 6 | The Bulmershe School Reading hidden gem | 50.6 | Good | about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | mapped |
| 7 | The Emmbrook School Wokingham hidden gem | 50.5 | Good | about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | mapped |
| 8 | The Forest School Wokingham | 49.9 | — | undersubscribed 0.78 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | mapped |
| 9 | Oakbank School Reading | 40.7 | Not judged | undersubscribed 0.33 first prefs per place, 2026/27 | mapped |
| 10 | Luckley House School | 28.2 | — | — | approximate |
| 11 | Reading Blue Coat School Berkshire | 19.5 | — | — | approximate |
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 31 October 2026 · 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 15 January 2027 · 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 1 March 2027 · 2027 entry Secondary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — state school Year 7 place offers (1 March).
- Primary National Offer Day 16 April 2027 · 2027 entry Primary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — Reception place offers (16 April).
- Secondary application deadline 31 October 2027 · 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 15 January 2028 · 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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