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Maiden Erlegh School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Silverdale Rd, Earley, Reading RG6 7HS · maidenerleghschool.co.uk · 0118 926 2467

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Overview

Ofsted
Outstanding
2019 framework · inspected Feb 2020
GCSEs, 2024/25
55.5
average Attainment 8 score. Wokingham 53.2, England 46
Last distance offered
1.22 mi
1.96 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Criterion 4 · Wokingham Council
Demand for places
1.1
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,841
53 over 1,788 places · 103%
Local authority
Wokingham
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
6.7%
First language not English
42.9%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Maiden Erlegh Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 4” went to a home 1.22 mi (1.96 km) from the school. Source: Wokingham Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 297 families put the school first and 268 places were offered; 69% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 439 (Places 258)439September 2023: 383 (Places 267)383September 2024: 371 (Places 264)371September 2025: 357 (Places 272)357September 2026: 297 (Places 268)297Places 268
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262682971.1▲69%
September 2025Sept 20252723571.3▲60%
September 2024Sept 20242643711.4▲61%
September 2023Sept 20232673831.4▲58%
September 2022Sept 20222584391.7▲49%

Last distance offered

Year 7 – Criterion 4Distance
September 20261.22 mi1.96 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 55.5, and 64.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Wokingham it was 53.2, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B (38.4 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 55.5 (England 46.3)55.52017/18: 57.4 (England 46.5)57.42018/19: 57.7 (England 46.7)57.72021/22: 59.2 (England 48.8)59.22022/23: 61.8 (England 46.3)61.82023/24: 58.5 (England 45.9)58.52024/25: 55.5 (England 46.0)55.5England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲55.546.0
▲64.5%45.4%
▲76.7%64.8%
▲75.6%40.5%
▲5.154.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form66.4−0.5
Sixth form college4.3−0.7
Further education19.9−3.6
Other education0.4−0.3
Apprenticeship1.4+1
Employment1.1—
Not in a lasting destination2.2+0.1
Activity not captured4.3+2.9

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 33.7 (England 30.5)C+2016/17: 31.8 (England 31.1)C+2017/18: 34.4 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 33.3 (England 32.9)C+2021/22: 39.1 (England 37.9)B2022/23: 38.1 (England 34.2)B-2023/24: 37.6 (England 34.4)B-2024/25: 38.4 (England 35.0)BEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
228 studentsB (38.4)Above average +0.12
228 studentsB (38.4)Above average +0.12
21 studentsDist+ (37.8)Average +0.21
20.6%AAB or better
97.4%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24198B- (37.6)+0.17
2022/23252B- (38.1)—
2021/22213B (39.1)—
2018/19211C+ (33.3)+0.03
2017/18194C+ (34.4)+0.17
2016/17206C+ (31.8)+0.06
2015/16207C+ (33.7)+0.15

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University69.3+2.9
Other education3.6+2.3
Apprenticeship3.5+1.2
Employment14.1−0.6
Not in a lasting destination4.5−4.7
Activity not captured5−1

Ofsted

Maiden Erlegh School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 11 February 2020, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Apr 2025 found: Standards maintained.

Outcome
Standards maintained
Inspected
29 Apr 2025
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Feb 2020

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Feb 2020Outstanding
    Quality of educationOutstanding
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Sixth formOutstanding
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Sept 2018Ungraded inspectionImproving
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Mar 2015Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
  • Jun 2007Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesOutstanding

What parents said

85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (163 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
85%
Replies
163
9% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school●88% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●90% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved●82% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲89% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼84% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼72% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing●87% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼87% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●91% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲83% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲82% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 79% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲55% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 33% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼62% agreeEngland 67%

based on 54 parents (33%) with SEND

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