The Willink School Contact Information

The Willink School and Sixth Form

School Lane
Burghfield Common
Reading
Berkshire
RG7 3XJ

Telephone: 0118 983 2030

Attendance Line: 0118 983 8422

Email: office@willink.w-berks.sch.uk 

Headteacher: Ms N Browning

Deputy Headteacher: Mr A Sizer

SENDCo: Mrs J Harbidge

Chair of Governors: Mrs M Baxter

General Contact Information

For general enquiries, or if you wish to contact a specific member of staff, please contact the school office. Office staff will pass this email to the relevant member of staff to deal with. We respond to such communication as soon as possible and normally by the following day.

• Telephone: +44 (0)118 983 2030 
• Email: office@willink.w-berks.sch.uk

Heading such emails "For the attention of ......" is helpful; this may be a named person or a role in the school e.g Head of Music, Head of Year 7.

Click here for a list of tutors and Heads of Learning. 

Each student has a 'Student Planner'. This can be used for daily communication between parents and the student's tutor. It is incumbent on the student to show important and immediate messages to the relevant member of staff. 

Urgent Contact Information

For urgent contact, please telephone the school office on +44 (0)118 983 2030. A message can be relayed either to staff or to students via the student's tutor.

Sixth Form Contact Information

The Sixth Form office has its own direct dial and email address.  Please use these details for absence reporting and any other queries:

• Sixth Form Office Telephone: +44 (0)118 983 8428
• Sixth Form Email: sixthform@willink.w-berks.sch.uk
• Sixth Form Absence Email: sixthformattendance@willink.w-berks.sch.uk

Reporting Student Absence

Please report student absences to the School Attendance Officer via our attendance line. 

Click here for more information about reporting a student absence.

Contacting the Headteacher

If you wish to contact the headteacher, Ms N Browning, please do so via her Personal Assistant, Mrs N White: nwhite@willink.w-berks.sch.uk.

SENDCO Contact Information

• SENDCo - Mrs J Harbidge 
• Student & Family Welfare - Mrs P Myers & Mrs Y Nash

The SENDCo can be contacted via the school office:

• Email: sendco@willink.w-berks.sch.uk
• Telephone : +44 (0)118 983 2030 and ask for the school SENDCo.

For more information about our Learning Support Centre, please click here.

Safeguarding Contact Information

To contact the school regarding a safeguarding (child protection) concern:

Email: safeguard@willink.w-berks.sch.uk

The Head teacher (Ms Browning), the Designated Safeguarding Lead (Mr Sizer), or Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (Mrs Schofield), or Mrs Myers (Family Support Worker) are key points of contact for any safeguarding concern.

School Tours

Scheduled school tours take place at certain points of the school year. Please click here to learn more about our Open Evening and Open Mornings.

If you would like to speak to someone about a school tour, please contact Miss A Luaces-Fernandez, Assistant Business Support Manager: aluacesfernandez@willink.w-berks.sch.uk

Further Education Provider Enquiries

For enquiries regarding the school’s arrangements for allowing Further Education providers to engage with pupils and share information about their education or training opportunities, please contact us at careers@willink.w-berks.sch.uk.

Paper Copies 

If you require a paper copy of any information on our website, please do contact the school office (details above). Paper copies are provided free of charge.