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Theale Green School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Church Street, Reading RG7 5DA · thealegreen.w-berks.sch.uk · 0118 930 2741
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Apr 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 38.5
- average Attainment 8 score. West Berkshire 48, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 803
- 58% of 1,389 places
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 24.5%
- First language not English
- 6.8%
- 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 124 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 | 124 | 101 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 144 | 101 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 173 | 147 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 171 | 127 | 0.7 | 99% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 165 | 112 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 38.5, and 30.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across West Berkshire it was 48, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (32.1 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼38.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼30.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼51.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼13.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.27 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 139938)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 47.8 | −14.9 |
| Sixth form college | 3.5 | +0.8 |
| Further education | 31.9 | +9.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.3 | +2.6 |
| Employment | 1.8 | −0.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.4 | +0.4 |
| Activity not captured | 5.3 | +4 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35 students | C+ (32.1) | Average +0.17 | |
| 35 students | C+ (32.2) | Average +0.15 | |
| 11 students | Dist- (30.5) | Average +0.16 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 47 | C (28.4) | -0.10 |
| 2022/23 | 39 | C- (26.1) | — |
| 2021/22 | 50 | C (30.6) | — |
| 2018/19 | 49 | C+ (33.6) | +0.45 |
| 2017/18 | 68 | C+ (33.5) | +0.33 |
| 2016/17 | 85 | C+ (34.8) | +0.22 |
| 2015/16 | 102 | C (28.5) | -0.07 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 51.9 | +15.1 |
| Other education | 1.9 | +0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.8 | +0.5 |
| Employment | 25 | −18.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.7 | +2.4 |
| Activity not captured | 7.7 | +0.7 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Theale Green School on 21 April 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 21 Apr 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 139938), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
May 2022Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 139938)
Jun 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 139938)
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (153 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 153
- 24% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 45% who had a child bullied
based on 38 parents (25%) with SEND