SCHOOL PROFILE

Gorse Ride Junior School

Primary Community school URN 109877
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 256 Published school capacity
Capacity used 62.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

16 June 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Strong standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

26 April 2022
Graded inspection Good
Published 20 June 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Wokingham
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 159 159 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 79 49.7% of pupils
Male pupils 80 50.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

13.8%
11.0 pts below England
School 13.8%
Wokingham 9.0%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

19.5%
0.8 pts below England
School 19.5%
Wokingham 22.8%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Wokingham 0.3%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
64.2%
102
Any other White background
5.7%
9
Indian
5.7%
9
Chinese
4.4%
7
Any other Mixed background
3.8%
6
White and Asian
3.8%
6
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 12.0% 19 of 159 pupils
8.9 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 12.0%
Wokingham 17.3%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 7.6% 12 pupils
England 14.8% 7.2 pts below
EHC plans 4.4% 7 pupils
England 6.0% 1.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
No specialist assessment yet 4
Social, emotional & mental health 4
Speech, language & communication 4
Autistic spectrum disorder 3
Specific learning difficulty 2
Hearing impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

60.0% 0.4 pts below England
School 60.0%
Wokingham 70.2%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

76.0%

2.2 pts above England

School 76.0%
Wokingham 84.1%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

82.0%

11.7 pts above England

School 82.0%
Wokingham 77.8%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

73.0%

1.0 pts above England

School 73.0%
Wokingham 81.0%
South East 70.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.45%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.76 pts lower than England
School 4.45%
Wokingham 5.36%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

13.81%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.00 pts lower than England
School 13.81%
Wokingham 12.49%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.55%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.25 pts lower than England
School 0.55%
Wokingham 1.23%
South East 1.93%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

62.1% 26.1 pts below England
Gorse Ride Junior School
62.1%
Wokingham
89.1%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information