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Willow Bank Junior School

Community school · Reading · RG5 4RW

Ages 7–11 · 238 pupils · Wokingham

KS2 expected (RWM)

62%

Overall absence

5.6%

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)62%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.3%
Unauthorised0.7%
Authorised absence
4.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.8%
Enrolments in measure
245

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (16 Jan 2025).

Capacity fill99%

238 pupils · 240 places

Pupils on roll
238
Boys / girls
127 / 111
School capacity
240
Capacity fill
238 / 240 (99%)
Free school meals
9.7%
FSM pupils
23
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 7–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Annie Hanson

Location

Address
Duffield Road, Woodley
Postcode
RG5 4RW
Town
Reading
County
Berkshire
Local authority
Wokingham
District
Wokingham
Constituency
Earley and Woodley
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban city and town

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 7–11, in Reading, Wokingham, 238 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 9.7%.

Open schools in Reading
156
Primary schools in Reading
102
Academies among open schools in Reading
36% (56)
Open schools in RG5
12
Primary in RG5
8
Open schools in Wokingham LA
85
Primary in Wokingham LA
55

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in ReadingNear RG5

  • Willow Bank Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Reading · RG5 4RW · Wokingham

    Ages 5–7

    • FSM3.9%

    0.0 miles away

  • Willow Bank Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Reading · RG5 4RW · Wokingham

    Ages 7–11

    • FSM12.8%

    0.0 miles away

  • Woodley CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Reading · RG5 4UX · Wokingham

    Ages 5–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM13.8%
    • Demand0.97

    0.6 miles away

  • Beechwood Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Reading · RG5 4JJ · Wokingham

    Ages 4–11

    • KS247%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM30.7%
    • Demand1.00

    0.7 miles away

  • Rivermead Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Reading · RG5 4BS · Wokingham

    Ages 4–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM5.8%
    • Demand0.98

    0.9 miles away

  • Highwood Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Reading · RG5 3JE · Wokingham

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM16.5%

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Annie Hanson

Official links