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The Emmbrook School

Mixed · ages 11–18 · with sixth formWokingham, South East · Wokingham RG41 1JPTrust: The Circle TrustSchool website
Pupils on roll
1,354of 1,219 places
Free school meals
12.1%
Year 11 cohort 2025
212
Ofsted
Good, 17 October 2023Read the Ofsted report

Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: The Emmbrook School (URN 110060, until 1 April 2021).

What the data says

Of the 174 pupils who finished Year 11 at The Emmbrook School in 2023, 41% stayed on in The Emmbrook School’s own sixth form (Wokingham average 47%), 30% went to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.

Among the 70 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 59% went to university (Wokingham 61%, England 37%), and 21% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.

Business Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 52% of the year group took it, against 18% of pupils across England.

GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 50.7 against 46.1 across England and 53.2 in Wokingham, with 56% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Wokingham and England.

The Emmbrook School
Wokingham
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureThe Emmbrook SchoolWokinghamEngland
Pupils in the cohort1742,011607,348
Any sustained destination85%94%92%
Stayed in education78%89%86%
— school sixth form41%47%34%
— sixth form college7%14%13%
— further education college30%25%37%
— other education0%3%2%
Apprenticeship2%3%3%
Employment5%2%3%
No sustained destination7%4%6%
Destination unknown7%2%3%

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

The Emmbrook School
Wokingham
England
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureThe Emmbrook SchoolWokinghamEngland
Students in the cohort701,080541,441
Any sustained destination93%90%79%
University (higher education)59%61%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students21%30%19%
Further education1%1%5%
Apprenticeship3%5%7%
Employment26%22%28%
No sustained destination7%7%16%

GCSE results 2025

MeasureThe Emmbrook SchoolWokinghamEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)50.753.246.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths56%61%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths74%77%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects20%51%41%
EBacc average point score4.424.854.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort15%12%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils32.935.634.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils53.955.750.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language18%22%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
Mathematics211100%88%33%22%81%
English Language21099%89%21%20%74%
English Literature20597%86%22%21%76%
Combined Science15774%65%8%9%65%
History11152%41%28%26%69%
Business Studies11052%18%24%20%75%
Geography9947%41%29%25%71%
Physical Education6129%11%10%24%66%
Computer Science5928%13%39%30%81%
Physics5225%23%75%46%100%
Biology5225%23%67%45%100%
Chemistry5225%23%63%47%100%
Fine Art4923%9%2%28%55%
French4923%18%29%29%88%
Classical Civilisation4019%1%33%40%83%
Design and Technology3818%11%11%23%39%
Media Studies2311%4%17%20%83%
Religious Studies115%31%18%32%64%
Drama105%7%20%27%70%
Music94%5%33%33%89%
3D Design94%2%0%16%22%
Chinese42%1%75%
Russian21%0%87%
Spanish10%19%27%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Hospitality / Catering Studies63100%
Health Studies2947%
Multimedia2337%
Small Business Management813%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureThe Emmbrook SchoolWokinghamEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study149
— of whom A level students62999261,341
Average A level gradeB-B-B-
Average points per A level entry36.0737.5435.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsB-B-B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects22%20%18%
Average grade, applied general courses
Average grade, T levels

A level subjects

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Mathematics3455%31%
Psychology2235%23%
Computer Science2032%5%
Economics1524%13%
Physics1524%12%
Chemistry1219%17%
Biology1118%20%
Further Mathematics1016%5%
Geography1016%10%
Media Studies813%4%
Business Studies813%13%
History813%13%
Sociology610%13%
Fine Art3%
English Literature11%
Politics6%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Further MathematicsGCE AS level (All)1524%
Social ScienceVRQ Level 3711%
Further MathematicsGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)

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The Forest School

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72% stayed in education · Attainment 8 50.7

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.