Waingels

State-Funded School

waingels-wokingham-south-east

South EastRegion

WokinghamLocal Authority

Earley and WoodleyConstituency

RG5 4RFPostcode

7.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Waingels is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Wokingham, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,382 pupils. Waingels is part of ORCHARD LEARNING ALLIANCE.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 50.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 53.6%
EBacc average point score: 4.68

Ethnicity

White

54%

Asian

10%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

21%

Pupils

1,382

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

12%

England average

27%

First language not English

22%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,382
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: ORCHARD LEARNING ALLIANCE

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 7 June 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
17 May 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.