Wokingham is a local government district in Berkshire. It is named after its main town, Wokingham.

The district was formed under the Local Government Act 1972, on 1 April 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 1 April 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. Wokingham means 'Wocca's people's home'. Wocca was apparently a Saxon chieftain who also owned lands at Wokefield in Berkshire and Woking in Surrey. In Victorian times, it was known as Oakingham and the acorn with oak leaves is the town's symbol.

The courts of Windsor Forest were held at Wokingham and the town had the right to hold a market from 1219. It has remained a small market town all its life. Queen Elizabeth granted a town charter in 1583. From the 14th to the 16th centuries, Wokingham was well-known for its bell foundry which supplied many churches across the south of England

Wokingham was once famous for its bull-baiting. In 1661 George Staverton left a bequest in his will giving two bulls to be tethered in the Market Place and baited by dogs on St Thomas' Day (21 December) each year. The bulls were paraded around the town a day or two before the event and then locked in the yard of the original Rose Inn ,which was situated on the site of the present-day Superdrug store. People travelled from miles around to see the dangerous spectacle. A number of dogs would be maimed or killed during the event and the bulls were eventually destroyed. The meat and leather were distributed amongst the poor people of the town. Some of the spectators also sustained fatal injuries. In 1794, on the morning after the bull-baiting Elizabeth North was found dead and covered with bruises. In 1808, 55-year-old Martha May died after being hurt by fighters in the crowd. The cruel 'sport' was prohibited by the Corporation in 1821, but bulls were still provided at Christmas and the meat distributed to the poor. Bull-baiting was banned by Act of Parliament in 1833

In 1723, the 'Black Act' was passed in Parliament to make it an offence to black one's face to commit criminal acts. It was named after an infamous band of ruffians, known as the 'Wokingham Blacks' who terrorised the local area.

Selima has provided a fully managed payroll service to the LEA in Wokingham since April 2006 on behalf of the majority of their schools, utilising the Envoy  HR/e-Forms & Envoy Payroll solution. There are nine state secondary schools in Wokingham Borough, all of which are comprehensive, 48 primary schools and two special schools.

We have set up a Wokingham Schools User Group, whereby we meet on a quarterly basis with a group of representatives from the schools to discuss any issues or changes that are required or need investigating.

Selima also attend termly Bursar meetings.

Regular training sessions are arranged to ensure new bursars/admin assistants are familiar with the systems they are required to operate.