Polehampton Church of England Junior School

Wokingham · RG10 9AX

General information Junior School · 7-11 years Who goes here 232 pupils, 4.7% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted and results

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Polehampton Church of England Junior School

General Information

Address: Kibblewhite Crescent, Twyford, Reading, RG10 9AX – View on map
Phone: 01189340246
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Philip Sherwood
Age range: 7-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

232 pupils out of 240 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 11
% eligible for free school meals: 4.7%
Pupil mix: 5 in 10 (less mixed than the Wokingham average)
English as an additional language: 19% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 27.8% a year (Wokingham 15.4%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 56% moved to another school, 44% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

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Across Wokingham: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Wokingham, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 3.6%
Persistently absent pupils: 5.9%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 7.3%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.9%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 9 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 7 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 4 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 71% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 5% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: in line with the Wokingham average (72%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Below (3-year average 64% against an expected 69%)
3-year average (expected standard): 64%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 80% · Writing 73% · Maths 84% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 77%
Average test scores: reading 108, maths 108
Based on: 56 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolWokingham averageEngland↗ Improving Up 8 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was in line with the Wokingham average (72%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 16th of 36 junior and primary schools in the area

#15Loddon Primary School73%
=16Emmbrook Junior School71%
=16Polehampton Church of England Junior School71%
=16Saint Sebastians Church of England Primary School and Nursery71%
=19Rivermead Primary School70%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Whiteknights Primary School95%
#2Sonning Church of England Primary School93%
#3St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School90%
#4Finchampstead CofE VA Primary School87%
#5Hawkedon Primary School86%
#6Farley Hill Primary School83%
=7Aldryngton Primary School82%
=7St Paul's CofE Junior School82%
#9Crazies Hill Church of England Primary School80%
=10South Lake Primary School77%
=10St Cecilia's CofE Primary School77%
#12Evendons Primary School76%
=13Nine Mile Ride Primary School75%
=13The Coombes Church of England Primary School75%
#15Loddon Primary School73%
=16Emmbrook Junior School71%
=16Polehampton Church of England Junior School71%
=16Saint Sebastians Church of England Primary School and Nursery71%
=19Rivermead Primary School70%
=19St Nicholas Church of England Primary, Hurst70%
=19St Teresa's Catholic Academy70%
=19Westende Junior School70%
=19Wheatfield Primary School and Nursery70%
=19Windmill Primary School and Nursery70%
#25The Piggott School69%
#26Winnersh Primary School67%
#27Oaklands Junior School65%
=28Bearwood Primary School64%
=28Floreat Montague Park Primary School and Nursery64%
=30Hatch Ride Primary School63%
=30Woodley CofE Primary School63%
#32Keep Hatch Primary School62%
#33Gorse Ride Junior School60%
#34Beechwood Primary School53%
#35The Colleton Primary School52%
#36All Saints Church of England Primary School51%

View full Ofsted inspection report

Financials

Spending per pupil: £5,953 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

4th of 7 junior schools in Wokingham for spending per pupil

#2Westende Junior School£7,189
#3St Paul's CofE Junior School£6,008
#4Polehampton Church of England Junior School£5,953
#5Emmbrook Junior School£5,736
#6Oaklands Junior School£5,150

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Gorse Ride Junior School£8,319
#2Westende Junior School£7,189
#3St Paul's CofE Junior School£6,008
#4Polehampton Church of England Junior School£5,953
#5Emmbrook Junior School£5,736
#6Oaklands Junior School£5,150
#7Willow Bank Junior School£2,450

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