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Wokingham School Lockdown: Man, 20, Arrested Over Weapon
A 20-year-old Wokingham man was arrested after a report of a man with a weapon in Cantley Park put nearby schools into lockdown on Monday. What police have said.
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Beechwood Primary Woodley Ofsted: Expected in All Six Areas
Beechwood Primary in Woodley, Requires Improvement in 2023, now meets the expected standard in all six Ofsted report card areas. Open mornings from 7 October.
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Emmbrook Sixth Form: 60 More Places, Building Starts
Builders are on site at The Emmbrook School for a £3.837m sixth form block opening September 2027. The school already has 1,354 pupils in space built for 1,219.
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Bohunt Wokingham Sixth Opens: 300 Places in Arborfield
Bohunt Wokingham Sixth has opened in Arborfield with room for 300 students, the first sixth form in the borough's rural south. Open evening is 15 October.
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Bearwood Primary School Move: Have Your Say by 1 October
The council wants to move Bearwood Primary from Sindlesham to a new 210-place school in Spencers Wood. Its old site would become an 80-place special school.
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Wokingham SEND places: 600 new, first hub opens this term
The first of 600 new SEND places opens this term above the old Wokingham Library. What the council's £40m plan builds by 2029, and what it has not named.
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Wokingham GCSE Results 2026: 79% Pass English and Maths
Wokingham's provisional 2026 GCSE figures put 79% at grade 4 in English and maths, above a rate stuck at 77.3% for two years. We checked the national comparisons.
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Wokingham Ofsted Report Cards: 41 Grades, 2 Need Attention
Six borough schools now have report cards. Of 41 graded areas, 11 are Strong standard, 28 Expected and two Need attention. Safeguarding was met at all six.
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Wokingham A-level Results 2026: 31.8% at A* or A
Wokingham entries hit 31.8% at A* or A against 28.3% nationally, but only 0.3 points above the South East. Holt, Piggott and Blue Coat figures in full.
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Wokingham School Term Dates 2026/27: Half Term 26 October
Wokingham's October half term is 26 to 30 October 2026 and the Christmas break starts 21 December. Eight big schools set their own; two finish on 11 December.