What did Ofsted judge The Emmbrook School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged The Emmbrook School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in October 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend The Emmbrook School?

The Emmbrook School has 1,354 pupils on roll.

What ages does The Emmbrook School take?

The Emmbrook School admits pupils aged 11 to 18.

Where is The Emmbrook School located?

The Emmbrook School is located in Wokingham, RG41 1JP, Wokingham.

How do I apply to The Emmbrook School?

The Emmbrook School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How far from The Emmbrook School were places offered?

The furthest place offered at The Emmbrook School for 2025-26 (Year 7) was 5.425 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.

How are Year 7 places decided at The Emmbrook School?

When The Emmbrook School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After Children and Previously Looked After Children — Looked After Children and all previously looked after children. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order) immediately following having been looked after. This also includes children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Medical or social need — Children who have a medical or social need as the grounds for their admission to The Emmbrook School (see notes). An additional form will need to be completed; 3. Children of staff — The children of staff at The Emmbrook School, where that member of staff is the legal parent and guardian of that child, has a permanent contract to work at a school within The Emmbrook School and where that member of staff has been employed at the school for 2 or more years at the time of application for the place or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post within The Emmbrook School where there is a demonstrable skill shortage. This criterion applies to both teaching and non-teaching groups of staff that meet one or both of the above definitions, and 3 further criteria. Tie-break: Priority will be given within any of the above oversubscription criteria to the applicant whose permanent home address is nearest to The Emmbrook School in terms of radial (straight line) distance. In the unlikely event that two or more children live at the same distance from school (including, for example, flats within the same building), and there are fewer places available, random allocation will be used to decide which child will be allocated the remaining place(s). This will be by supervised drawing of lots, carried out by someone independent of the school.

What is the largest ethnic background at The Emmbrook School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 61.9% of pupils at The Emmbrook School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How far did offers reach?

5.425miles

was the furthest place offered for 2025-26 (Year 7). The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.

Last distance offered at The Emmbrook School, year by year →

How places are decided at The Emmbrook School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked After Children and Previously Looked After Children — Looked After Children and all previously looked after children. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order) immediately following having been looked after. This also includes children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Medical or social need — Children who have a medical or social need as the grounds for their admission to The Emmbrook School (see notes). An additional form will need to be completed.
3Children of staff — The children of staff at The Emmbrook School, where that member of staff is the legal parent and guardian of that child, has a permanent contract to work at a school within The Emmbrook School and where that member of staff has been employed at the school for 2 or more years at the time of application for the place or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post within The Emmbrook School where there is a demonstrable skill shortage. This criterion applies to both teaching and non-teaching groups of staff that meet one or both of the above definitions.
4Sibling — Children who have a sibling who will be attending the school when the child will enter the school (see notes).
5Designated area — Children whose permanent home address is within the schools designated area.
6Any other children — Any other children.

If two applications tie: Priority will be given within any of the above oversubscription criteria to the applicant whose permanent home address is nearest to The Emmbrook School in terms of radial (straight line) distance. In the unlikely event that two or more children live at the same distance from school (including, for example, flats within the same building), and there are fewer places available, random allocation will be used to decide which child will be allocated the remaining place(s). This will be by supervised drawing of lots, carried out by someone independent of the school.

The Emmbrook School is an Academy within The Circle Trust. The document also covers In-Year admissions and Sixth Form admissions with their own criteria. The criteria listed here are for the main Year 7 September 2027 entry.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

The Emmbrook School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge The Emmbrook School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged The Emmbrook School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in October 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend The Emmbrook School?: The Emmbrook School has 1,354 pupils on roll.
What ages does The Emmbrook School take?: The Emmbrook School admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is The Emmbrook School located?: The Emmbrook School is located in Wokingham, RG41 1JP, Wokingham.
How do I apply to The Emmbrook School?: The Emmbrook School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How far from The Emmbrook School were places offered?: The furthest place offered at The Emmbrook School for 2025-26 (Year 7) was 5.425 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.
How are Year 7 places decided at The Emmbrook School?: When The Emmbrook School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After Children and Previously Looked After Children — Looked After Children and all previously looked after children. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order) immediately following having been looked after. This also includes children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Medical or social need — Children who have a medical or social need as the grounds for their admission to The Emmbrook School (see notes). An additional form will need to be completed; 3. Children of staff — The children of staff at The Emmbrook School, where that member of staff is the legal parent and guardian of that child, has a permanent contract to work at a school within The Emmbrook School and where that member of staff has been employed at the school for 2 or more years at the time of application for the place or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post within The Emmbrook School where there is a demonstrable skill shortage. This criterion applies to both teaching and non-teaching groups of staff that meet one or both of the above definitions, and 3 further criteria. Tie-break: Priority will be given within any of the above oversubscription criteria to the applicant whose permanent home address is nearest to The Emmbrook School in terms of radial (straight line) distance. In the unlikely event that two or more children live at the same distance from school (including, for example, flats within the same building), and there are fewer places available, random allocation will be used to decide which child will be allocated the remaining place(s). This will be by supervised drawing of lots, carried out by someone independent of the school.
What is the largest ethnic background at The Emmbrook School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 61.9% of pupils at The Emmbrook School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How far did offers reach?

5.425miles

was the furthest place offered for 2025-26 (Year 7). The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.

Last distance offered at The Emmbrook School, year by year →

How places are decided at The Emmbrook School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked After Children and Previously Looked After Children — Looked After Children and all previously looked after children. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order) immediately following having been looked after. This also includes children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Medical or social need — Children who have a medical or social need as the grounds for their admission to The Emmbrook School (see notes). An additional form will need to be completed.
3Children of staff — The children of staff at The Emmbrook School, where that member of staff is the legal parent and guardian of that child, has a permanent contract to work at a school within The Emmbrook School and where that member of staff has been employed at the school for 2 or more years at the time of application for the place or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post within The Emmbrook School where there is a demonstrable skill shortage. This criterion applies to both teaching and non-teaching groups of staff that meet one or both of the above definitions.
4Sibling — Children who have a sibling who will be attending the school when the child will enter the school (see notes).
5Designated area — Children whose permanent home address is within the schools designated area.
6Any other children — Any other children.

The Emmbrook School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge The Emmbrook School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged The Emmbrook School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in October 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend The Emmbrook School?: The Emmbrook School has 1,354 pupils on roll.
What ages does The Emmbrook School take?: The Emmbrook School admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is The Emmbrook School located?: The Emmbrook School is located in Wokingham, RG41 1JP, Wokingham.
How do I apply to The Emmbrook School?: The Emmbrook School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How far from The Emmbrook School were places offered?: The furthest place offered at The Emmbrook School for 2025-26 (Year 7) was 5.425 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.
How are Year 7 places decided at The Emmbrook School?: When The Emmbrook School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After Children and Previously Looked After Children — Looked After Children and all previously looked after children. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order) immediately following having been looked after. This also includes children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Medical or social need — Children who have a medical or social need as the grounds for their admission to The Emmbrook School (see notes). An additional form will need to be completed; 3. Children of staff — The children of staff at The Emmbrook School, where that member of staff is the legal parent and guardian of that child, has a permanent contract to work at a school within The Emmbrook School and where that member of staff has been employed at the school for 2 or more years at the time of application for the place or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post within The Emmbrook School where there is a demonstrable skill shortage. This criterion applies to both teaching and non-teaching groups of staff that meet one or both of the above definitions, and 3 further criteria. Tie-break: Priority will be given within any of the above oversubscription criteria to the applicant whose permanent home address is nearest to The Emmbrook School in terms of radial (straight line) distance. In the unlikely event that two or more children live at the same distance from school (including, for example, flats within the same building), and there are fewer places available, random allocation will be used to decide which child will be allocated the remaining place(s). This will be by supervised drawing of lots, carried out by someone independent of the school.
What is the largest ethnic background at The Emmbrook School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 61.9% of pupils at The Emmbrook School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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