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Reading Girls' School
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Northumberland Avenue, Reading RG2 7PY · readinggirlsschool.co.uk · 0118 986 1336
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2021
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 51.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Reading 50.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 905
- 96% of 947 places
- Local authority
- Reading
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 28.5%
- First language not English
- 42.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 101 families put the school first and 154 places were offered; 100% 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 | 154 | 101 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 177 | 119 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 177 | 113 | 0.6 | 96% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 179 | 124 | 0.7 | 91% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 201 | 102 | 0.5 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 51.8, and 54.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Reading it was 50.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲51.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲54.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲75.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲55.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.62 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 110096)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 42.3 | −13.9 |
| Sixth form college | 8 | +1.2 |
| Further education | 32.8 | +8.1 |
| Other education | 0.7 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 1.5 | −1.2 |
| Employment | 1.5 | +0.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.1 | +1 |
| Activity not captured | 8 | +3.9 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
| 2016/17 | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical certificate | 7 | L2Merit (6) | — |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 110096)
Where sixth-form leavers went
Left in 2016/17
| Further education | 9 |
|---|---|
| Apprenticeship | 43 |
| Employment | 22 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 17 |
| Activity not captured | 9 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 110096)
Ofsted
Reading Girls' School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 24 November 2021, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 24 Nov 2021
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Dec 2015
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 110096), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Dec 2015Inadequate
Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 110096)
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (115 replies, to 5 September 2022).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 115
- 17% · 5 Sept 2022
based on the 63% who raised concerns
based on the 28% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (12%) with SEND