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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

Willow Bank Junior School

Primary Academy converter URN 149954
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 240 Published school capacity
Capacity used 97.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

22 March 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
Published 21 May 2023 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Wokingham
Trust ORCHARD LEARNING ALLIANCE
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 235 235 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 110 46.8% of pupils
Male pupils 125 53.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

12.8%
12.0 pts below England
School 12.8%
Wokingham 9.0%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

14.5%
5.8 pts below England
School 14.5%
Wokingham 22.8%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.9%
0.1 pts below England
School 0.9%
Wokingham 0.3%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
70.6%
166
Pakistani
7.2%
17
Indian
3.4%
8
Any other Mixed background
3.0%
7
Any other White background
3.0%
7
Any other Asian background
2.6%
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 17.5% 41 of 235 pupils
3.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 17.5%
Wokingham 17.3%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 11.5% 27 pupils
England 14.8% 3.3 pts below
EHC plans 6.0% 14 pupils
England 6.0% 0.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 11
Speech, language & communication 11
Specific learning difficulty 6
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
No specialist assessment yet 5
Moderate learning difficulty 2

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.

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

97.9% 9.7 pts above England
Willow Bank Junior School
97.9%
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