Windmill Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 2–11 · 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.
Windmill Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Wokingham for ages 2–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 12 February 2025. Wokingham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Windmill Primary School and Nursery 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 70% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 15% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 figure of 70% was still the lowest of 6 schools: this one and the 5 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Wokingham that have results.
- In 2026, 13 first-choice applications were made for 15 Reception offers, and every applicant was offered a place.
- 22.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 8.8% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Wokingham.
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
- Fernlea Drive, Woosehill, Wokingham, RG41 3DR
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Wokingham
- Pupils on roll
- 218 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 12 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils describe Windmill as a warm, welcoming and inclusive school.”
- “There is a sense of teamwork underpinning the shared aspirations and high standards achieved here.”
- “Dedicated staff support all pupils to benefit from a rich curriculum that is enhanced by a range of trips, experiences and clubs.”
To improve
- “Occasionally, teachers need to consider more carefully what pupils already know and can do.”
- “This is needed to promote deeper thinking and to support all pupils to learn as well as they could.”
- “At times, pupils can lose focus as a result.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 March 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) | 70% | 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: 13 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 13 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.
- St Paul's CofE Junior School 0.3 mi Good
- The Hawthorns Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Walter Infant School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Emmbrook Infant School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Emmbrook Junior School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Cecilia's CofE Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Wheatfield Primary School and Nursery 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Teresa's Catholic Academy 1.2 mi Good Last distance published