Wokingham (borough)

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Wokingham Borough
Wokingham
Geography
Status: Unitary, Borough
Region: South East England
Ceremonial County: Berkshire
Area:
- Total
Ranked 197th
178.98 km²
Admin. HQ: Wokingham
ONS code: 00MF
Demographics
Population:
- Total (2006 est.)
- Density
Ranked 108th
153,800
859 / km²
Ethnicity: 91.7% White
3.8% S.Asian
1.5% Black British
1.5% Mixed Race
1.5% Chinese or Other
Politics
Wokingham Borough Council
http://www.wokingham.gov.uk/
Leadership: Leader & Cabinet
Executive: Conservative
MPs: Andrew Mackay, Theresa May, John Redwood, Rob Wilson

Wokingham is a local government district in Berkshire, England. It is named after its main town, Wokingham. Other places in the district include Arborfield, Barkham, Charvil, Earley, Finchampstead, Hurst, Sonning, Remenham, Ruscombe, Shinfield, Twyford, Wargrave, Winnersh and Woodley.

The district was formed under the Local Government Act 1972, on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the borough of Wokingham and Wokingham Rural District. It is governed by Wokingham Borough Council (formerly Wokingham District Council), which has been a unitary authority since April 1, 1998, following the abolition of Berkshire County Council under the Banham Review.

The district was granted borough status in 2007, following a petition to the Queen.[1]

Contents

[edit] Education

[edit] Secondary schools

There are nine state secondary schools in Wokingham Borough, all of which are comprehensive:

[edit] Primary schools

The following primary schools are also administered by Wokingham Borough:

  • Aldryngton Primary School, Earley
  • Arborfield, Newland and Barkham CE Junior School, Arborfield
  • Bearwood Primary School, Sindlesham
  • Beechwood Primary School, Woodley
  • Colleton Primary School, Twyford
  • Coombes Primary School, Arborfield
  • Crazies Hill CE Primary School, Wargrave
  • Early St Peter's CE Aided Primary Schoo, Earley
  • Emmbrook Infant School, Wokingham
  • Emmbrook Junior School, Wokingham
  • Farley Hill Primary School, Swallowfield
  • Finchampstead CE Aided Primary School, Finchampstead
  • Gorse Ride Infant School, Finchampstead
  • Gorse Ride Junior School, Finchampstead
  • Grazeley Parochial CE Aided Primary School, Grazeley
  • Hatch Ride Primary School, Crowthorne
  • Hawkedon Primary School, Lower Earley
  • Hawthorns Primary School, Wokingham
  • Highwood Primary School, Woodley
  • Hillside Primary School, Lower Earley
  • Keep Hatch Primary School, Wokingham
  • Lambs Lane Primary School, Spencers Wood
  • Loddon Primary School, Earley
  • Nine Mile Ride Primary School, Wokingham
  • Oaklands Infant School, Crowthorne
  • Oaklands Junior School, Crowthorne
  • Palmer CE Aided Junior School, Wokingham
  • Polehampton CE Infant School, Twyford
  • Polehampton CE Junior School, Twyford
  • Radstock Primary School, Lower Earley
  • Rivermead Primary School, Woodley
  • Robert Piggott CE Controlled Infant School, Wargrave
  • Robert Piggott CE Controlled Junior School, Wargrave
  • Shinfield Infant School, Shinfield
  • Shinfield St Mary's CE Junior School, Shinfield
  • Sonning CD Primary School, Sonning
  • South Lake Primary School, Woodley
  • St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School, Woodley
  • St Nicholas CE Primary School, Hurst
  • St Paul's CE Junior School, Wokingham
  • St Sebastian's CE Aided Primary School, Wokingham
  • St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Wokingham
  • Walter Infant School, Wokingham
  • Wescott Infant School, Wokingham
  • Westende Junior School, Wokingham
  • Whiteknights Primary School, Shinfield
  • Whitelocke Infant School, Wokingham
  • Willowbank Infant School, Woodley
  • Willowbank Junior School, Woodley
  • Winnersh Primary School, Winnersh
  • Woodley CE Primary School, Woodley

[edit] Special schools

There are two special schools in Wokingham Borough:

  • Addington Special School, Woodley
  • Southfield Special School, Wokingham

[edit] References



Settlements in Wokingham Borough
Towns: Earley | Wokingham | Woodley
Villages: Arborfield | Arborfield Cross | Arborfield Garrison | Barkham | Charvil | Cockpole Green | Crazies Hill | Farley Hill | Finchampstead | Gardeners Green | Grazeley | Hare Hatch | Holme Green | Hurst | Kiln Green | Ravenswood | Remenham | Riseley | Ruscombe | Ryeish Green | Shinfield | Sindlesham | Sonning | Spencers Wood | Swallowfield | Three Mile Cross | Twyford | Wargrave | Winnersh
Other civil parishes: Arborfield and Newland | St Nicholas Hurst | Wokingham Without