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Windmill Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Sponsored academy
Fernlea Drive, Woosehill, Wokingham RG41 3DR · windmillschool.org · 0118 902 9123
On the mapSearch near RG41 3DR
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 70%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Wokingham 71%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 218
- 8 over 210 places · 104%
- Local authority
- Wokingham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 22.9%
- First language not English
- 27.5%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Glf Schools
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 13 families put the school first and 15 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 15 | 13 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 21 | 18 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 22 | 16 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 14 | 11 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 70% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 15% the higher standard. Across Wokingham it was 71%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲70% | 62% | ||
| ▲15% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ●106 | 105 | |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 12 February 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Windmill Primary School and Nursery was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 11 Feb 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Dec 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Dec 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (68 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 68
- 35% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (19%) with SEND