Polehampton Church of England Junior School

About Polehampton Church of England Junior School

Polehampton Church of England Junior School sits within the Wokingham local authority, a competitive primary landscape where it currently ranks 30th out of 34 schools of its type. That places it in the bottom half of the LA table, well behind the top-performing local peers such as St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School, Sonning Church of England Primary School, and St Cecilia's CofE Primary School, each of which scores considerably higher on the ranking metric. The school is a state-funded, mixed Church of England junior school for children aged 7 to 11, with a capacity of 240 and currently 234 pupils on roll. Just 5.6 per cent of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is notably low. Its most recent Ofsted inspection, carried out in November 2024, judged the school as Good across all four graded areas: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. This marks a change from its previous inspection in 2012, when it was rated Outstanding overall.

Academically, the school's Key Stage 2 results for 2023/24 show a mixed picture. The proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined was 58 per cent, below the Wokingham LA average of 70 per cent. In reading, 86 per cent of pupils met the expected standard and 46 per cent reached the higher standard, with an average score of 108. Maths was weaker: 75 per cent reached the expected standard and 39 per cent the higher standard, with an average score of 106. Writing saw 68 per cent at expected and just 14 per cent at the higher level. The school's national ranking for the combined expected standard places it in the bottom 50 per cent of primary schools, at the 61st percentile. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils' starting points.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including an outdoor playground, playing fields, a dining hall, a sensory room and a chapel. Sports provision covers swimming, athletics, cross country, netball, dance, cricket and football, while clubs include science, chess, coding, choir, art and drama. SEND support is listed for a wide range of needs, including autistic spectrum disorder, speech, language and communication needs, and social, emotional and mental health difficulties. However, the parent view data, based on 113 responses collected between September 2024 and September 2025, reveals some significant concerns: only 43 per cent of parents agreed or strongly agreed that SEND children receive the support they need, while 52 per cent disagreed or strongly disagreed. Overall, 86 per cent of parents would recommend the school. Oversubscription data is not provided, but the school is very close to capacity. This is a school that may suit families who value its Church of England character and broad extracurricular offer, but who are prepared to look closely at its academic outcomes and SEND provision.

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