Wildridings Primary School

About Wildridings Primary School

Wildridings Primary School sits in the bottom half of Bracknell Forest primaries, ranked 21st out of 29 schools of its type, and its headline Key Stage 2 results fall noticeably short of the local authority average. While the LA average for pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined is 63%, Wildridings recorded 51% in the 2023/24 academic year. That gap is significant and places the school in the bottom 50 nationally for that metric. However, the picture is more mixed when you look at individual subjects. Maths scores are a relative strength: 78% of pupils met the expected standard and the average scaled score was 105, both of which are respectable. Reading also averaged 105, with 75% hitting the expected level. The real drag comes from writing, where only 51% met expectations and just 2% reached the higher standard. So while the combined headline figure looks weak against the LA benchmark, it masks a school where maths and reading outcomes are broadly in line with national averages.

The school's most recent Ofsted inspection in February 2022 rated it Good across all five categories, a clear improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating in 2018. Leadership and management, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and early years provision all received Good grades. The Progress 8 measure is not available for this primary, but the KS2 scores give a reasonable sense of academic traction. In the local authority rankings, Wildridings sits below peers like Crowthorne Church of England Primary (ranked 1st) and Great Hollands Primary (ranked 3rd), but it is worth noting that only two schools in Bracknell Forest are rated Outstanding by Ofsted, the nearest being King's Academy Oakwood, 2.6 km away. For families weighing up options, the school's academic profile is uneven — solid in maths and reading, weaker in writing — and the combined expected standard figure is a clear area for attention.

Wildridings is a state primary for mixed genders aged 5 to 11, with a nursery provision attached. It has 408 pupils on roll against a capacity of 460, so there is some headroom, but the school was oversubscribed for 2025/26 admissions: 88 applications for 55 places, with 52 first-preference offers made. That oversubscription ratio of 1.6 suggests local demand is healthy. The school serves a population where 14.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, slightly above the national average. Facilities include an outdoor playground, playing fields, a gymnasium, art studios, an ICT suite, and a chapel. Sports offered are swimming, dance, gymnastics and athletics, and clubs include gardening, film club, book club and eco club. SEND provision is broad, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. This makes it a practical choice for families who want a mainstream setting with a wide SEND offer, though those prioritising top-tier academic outcomes may want to look higher up the LA rankings.

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