OFSTED
26 September 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy special sponsor led
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Wokingham
Trust
CHILTERN WAY ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
75
75 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
19
25.3% of pupils
Male pupils
56
74.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
20.5 pts
above England
School
45.3%
Wokingham
9.0%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.6 pts
below England
School
2.7%
Wokingham
22.8%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
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
84.0%
63
White and Black Caribbean
6.7%
5
Any other Mixed background
2.7%
2
White and Asian
2.7%
2
Any other White background
1.3%
1
Chinese
1.3%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
100.0%
75 of
75 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
13.5 pts
below
England
6.0%
92.6 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
2.5
36.7 pts
below England
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
13.05%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
6.83 pts
higher than
England
School
13.05%
Wokingham
5.36%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
42.65%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
26.83 pts
higher than
England
School
42.65%
Wokingham
12.49%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
7.35%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
5.55 pts
higher than
England
School
7.35%
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 not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
101.4%
21.6 pts
above England
Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
101.4%
Wokingham
80.0%
South East
79.9%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.