Waiting lists

Waiting lists

Your child’s name will automatically be placed on the waiting list, in criteria order, of any Wokingham school that you named as a higher preference than the school you have been offered.

Your child will remain on the waiting list(s) for the whole of Year 7. If, at any time after completing your acceptance from, you want your child’s name to be removed from a waiting list, please confirm by email to the School Admissions Team and your request will be actioned.

Waiting list positions

Waiting list information will only be provided by email. To request your child’s waiting list position, please email schooladmissions@wokingham.gov.uk including your child’s full name and date of birth. 

Waiting list information will be available from 18 March 2025, however, wait list positions will not settle for approximately 4 to 6 weeks. 

To allow the team to focus on processing late applications and fill spaces from waiting lists, we ask that parents keep enquiries about waiting list positions to a minimum until May.

Waiting list allocations

If a place becomes available for your child from a waiting list, the School Admissions Team will allocate that place and send you an offer letter. At the same time, the existing offer of a place at a lower preference school will be withdrawn. 

Following the new offer, any school(s) listed lower in preference to the offered school will be marked as no longer required. 

You should be aware that this could happen up until the 31 August 2025.

Waiting lists from September 

From September, waiting lists will be handed over to schools who do not buy into our In Year service. You will need to enquire directly with the schools listed below from September for updates on your child’s wait list position.

• The Emmbrook School
• The Bohunt School
• The Bulmershe School
• The Forest School
• The Oakbank Secondary School
• The St Crispins School
• The Piggott School
• The Waingels Secondary School

If a place becomes available for your child from a waiting list from September, you will be contacted and will have the opportunity to accept or decline the place.