Secondary · RG7 · West Berkshire

The Willink School

School Lane, Burghfield Common, Reading, RG7 3XJ

Area judgements

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedArea judgements
Attendance95.8%
AttainmentProgress 8: +0.04
AdmissionsNot published from capacity data
Pupils1205

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Area judgements

New inspection format: no single overall grade.

Latest visit (Jul 2026): renewed Ofsted format (no single overall grade) — inclusion, curriculum and teaching, achievement, attendance and behaviour, personal development and wellbeing, leadership and governance and post-16 provision expected standard. See the full Ofsted report.

Inspection history

  1. Previous gradedRequires improvement
  2. Latest ungradedSchool remains Good

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in RG7. Where we have them, council (West Berkshire) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
1205
Free school meals
12.1%
3.6% below district average (15.7%)

Also: West Berkshire 15% · England 25.8%

SEN
19.5%
2.3% below district average (21.8%)

Also: West Berkshire 18.7% · England 16.5%

EAL
5.3%
0.2% below district average (5.5%)
Attendance
95.8%
0.5% below district average (96.3%)

Also: West Berkshire 91.8% · England 91.9%

Persistent absence
8.3%
Progress 8
+0.04 (2023/24)
Attainment 8
51.9
Grade 5+ English & maths
57.1%
Grade 4+ English & maths
73.4%
Entered for EBacc
91.6%
EBacc average point score
5.02

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the RG7 average; the darker bar is this school.

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2020/2196.3%
  • 2021/2292.3%
  • 2022/2392.5%
  • 2023/2491.9%
  • 2024/2592.1%

Admissions

Demand signal
Not published from capacity data
Published capacity (GIAS)
995
Pupils on roll
1205

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the West Berkshire page.

SEN support

SEN %
19.5%
On-site provision
None listed in GIAS

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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