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The Ambleside Centre

URN
109759
Phase
Nursery
Status
Open

School overview

School name
The Ambleside Centre
URN
109759
Phase
Nursery
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-5
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Developing

50 / 100

Developing

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

50

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

50

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#50 of 50 schools in Wokingham

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

Some performance indicators suggest families should review details carefully.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Very Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
19 January 2022
Inspection date
23 November 2021
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    School remains Outstanding

    Graded 19 January 2022

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

Admissions information is not currently available for this school.

Where to apply

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Local authority
Wokingham
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Wokingham)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.ambleside.wokingham.sch.uk

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Performance & outcomes

Performance information is not currently available for this school.

Location

RG5 4JJ - Ambleside Close, Woodley, Reading, Berkshire

Contact details

Address
Ambleside Close, Woodley, Reading, Berkshire
Postcode
RG5 4JJ
Phone
1183776444
Website
www.ambleside.wokingham.sch.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Wokingham
Local authority code
872

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 160 schools in Wokingham.

Authority statistics

Total schools

160

Open schools

85

Closed schools

75

Primary schools

107

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    19 January 202223 November 2021-School remains OutstandingView report for inspection published 19 January 2022
    • School remains Outstanding

      Published
      19 January 2022
      Inspected
      23 November 2021
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Secondary schools

    19

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary107 (67.3%)
    • Secondary19 (11.9%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other33 (20.8%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Beechwood Primary School24 mPrimaryOpen
    Beechwood County Junior School24 mPrimaryClosed
    Beechwood County Infant School24 mPrimaryClosed
    Beechwood Primary School64 mPrimaryClosed
    South Lake Junior School664 mPrimaryClosed
    South Lake Primary School664 mPrimaryOpen
    South Lake Primary School664 mPrimaryClosed
    Rivermead Primary School664 mPrimaryClosed
    Rivermead Primary School664 mPrimaryOpen
    St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School666 mPrimaryOpen
    • Beechwood Primary School
      Distance
      24 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Beechwood County Junior School
      Distance
      24 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Beechwood County Infant School
      Distance
      24 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Beechwood Primary School
      Distance
      64 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    No similar schools were found with the same phase and local authority.

    South Lake Junior School
    Distance
    664 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • South Lake Primary School
    Distance
    664 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • South Lake Primary School
    Distance
    664 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Rivermead Primary School
    Distance
    664 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Rivermead Primary School
    Distance
    664 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    666 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open