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Reading School
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Erleigh Road, Reading RG1 5LW · reading-school.co.uk · 0118 901 5600
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 83
- average Attainment 8 score. Reading 50.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 2.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,138
- 44 over 1,094 places · 104%
- Local authority
- Reading
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 4.7%
- First language not English
- 20.6%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Reading School
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 400 families put the school first and 146 places were offered; 35% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 146 | 400 | 2.7▲ | 35% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 146 | 360 | 2.5▲ | 39% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 146 | 423 | 2.9▲ | 33% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 148 | 384 | 2.6▲ | 37% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 147 | 404 | 2.7▲ | 35% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 83, and 100% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Reading it was 50.2, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade A (49 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲83 | 46 | ||
| ▲100.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲100.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲97.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲8.25 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 93.3 | −0.6 |
| Sixth form college | 3.3 | −0.1 |
| Further education | 0.7 | 0 |
| Activity not captured | 2.7 | +2 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 194 students | A (49) | Average +0.06 | |
| 194 students | A (49) | Average +0.06 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 187 | A (49.1) | +0.26 |
| 2022/23 | 171 | A (49.6) | — |
| 2021/22 | 182 | A+ (51.9) | — |
| 2018/19 | 155 | A- (47.9) | +0.30 |
| 2017/18 | 163 | A (49.8) | +0.33 |
| 2016/17 | 163 | A (48.6) | +0.40 |
| 2015/16 | 162 | A- (46.7) | +0.23 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 88.2 | +4.7 |
| Other education | 2.2 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 1.6 | +0.5 |
| Employment | 3.2 | −4.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.6 | −1.7 |
| Activity not captured | 3.2 | −1.2 |
Ofsted
Reading School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 21 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 21 Nov 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, May 2010
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding May 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (291 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 291
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 58% who raised concerns
based on the 21% who had a child bullied
based on 29 parents (10%) with SEND