Primary school in Reading, Wokingham
Willow Bank Junior School
Duffield Road, Woodley, Reading, Berkshire, RG5 4RW
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 22 March 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 235
- Places
- 240
- How full
- Nearly full — 235 of 240 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 110 / 125
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Wokingham 004A, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 46%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 9%
- Households owning their home
- 92%
- Households in social housing
- 2%
- Households with no car
- 7%
- Adults economically inactive
- 38%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 7–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- ORCHARD LEARNING ALLIANCE
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Annie Hanson
- Local authority
- Wokingham
- Ward
- Bulmershe & Coronation
- Constituency
- Earley and Woodley
- URN
- 149954
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Bank Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | — | 0 mi |
| St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 90% | 0.5 mi |
| Woodley CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2024 | 63% | 0.6 mi |
| Beechwood Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Requires improvement 2023 | 53% | 0.7 mi |
| Sonning Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 93% | 0.7 mi |
| Rivermead Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 70% | 0.9 mi |
| Highwood Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2021 | — | 1.1 mi |
| South Lake Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 77% | 1.1 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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