Finchampstead CofE VA Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Wokingham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Wokingham Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Finchampstead CofE VA Primary School is a primary school in Wokingham for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 1 July 2025. Wokingham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Finchampstead CofE VA Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | 2.396 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 2.516 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 87% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 figure of 87% was the highest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Wokingham that have results.
- For Reception 2026 there were 8 first-choice applications for 15 offers, 0.5 first choices per offer and the lowest of 44 Wokingham primary schools; 7 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but places ran out in 2 of the 5 earlier years with a published outcome.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Wokingham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- The Village, Finchampstead, Wokingham, RG40 4JR
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wokingham
- Pupils on roll
- 108 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 1.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 1 July 2025
Strengths
- “Finchampstead School is a small, friendly school with a big heart.”
- “Strong levels of care ensure that pupils feel safe, valued and respected.”
- “Pupils get on very well together, happily helping each other out and looking after each other if anyone needs a friendly word.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, work to develop the curriculum is ongoing.”
- “In these subjects, the knowledge that pupils need to know is not as clearly identified as it could be.”
- “This means that staff are not consistently clear about the essential knowledge pupils need to learn and remember.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 September 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 87% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 8 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 8 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Wokingham.
- Nine Mile Ride Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Gorse Ride Infants' School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Gorse Ride Junior School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Farley Hill Primary School 2.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Saint Sebastians Church of England Primary School and Nursery 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Evendons Primary School 2.6 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Oaklands Infant School 2.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Oaklands Junior School 2.9 mi School remains Good