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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 27 March 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 30 April 2015Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry479 applications · 243 places offered · 191 named it first
- 2026 2.0; Reading median median 2.1
- 2025 1.6; Reading median median 2.6
- 2024 2.1; Reading median median 2.6
- 2023 2.0; Reading median median 2.5
- 2022 2.1; Reading median median 2.4
- 2021 2.3; Reading median median 2.3
- 2020 2.1; Reading median median 2.3
- 2019 1.9; Reading median median 2.2
- 2018 2.1; Reading median median 2.1
- 2017 1.9; Reading median median 2.4
- 2016 2.0; Reading median median 2.2
- 2015 2.0; Reading median median 2.6
- 2014 2.1; Reading median median 2.7
- This school
- Reading median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 243 | 479 | 2.0 | 191 | 0.79 |
| Sep 2025 | 245 | 402 | 1.6 | 182 | 0.74 |
| Sep 2024 | 243 | 500 | 2.1 | 211 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2023 | 250 | 507 | 2.0 | 227 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2022 | 246 | 513 | 2.1 | 271 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2021 | 248 | 562 | 2.3 | 265 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2020 | 248 | 527 | 2.1 | 283 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2019 | 276 | 536 | 1.9 | 294 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2018 | 246 | 522 | 2.1 | 302 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2017 | 249 | 482 | 1.9 | 223 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2016 | 217 | 442 | 2.0 | 205 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2015 | 217 | 434 | 2.0 | 217 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 | 216 | 457 | 2.1 | 237 | 1.10 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 250 | 54.9 | 64% | 80% | – |
| 2024/25 | 248 | 50.4 | 57% | 75% | – |
| 2023/24 | 277 | 53.5 | 61% | 80% | +0.25 |
| 2022/23 | 234 | 53.4 | 57% | 80% | +0.07 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Highdown School and Sixth Form CentreThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20242.0applications per place 54.9Attainment 8
- 2.1 km · ReadingNot yet inspected4.1applications per place
- 3.5 km · ReadingOutstanding20223.7applications per place 82.4Attainment 8 Selective
- 3.7 km · Oxfordshire20262.5applications per place 39.2Attainment 8
- 4.0 km · ReadingOutstanding20233.4applications per place 80.6Attainment 8 Selective
- 4.2 km · Reading20262.5applications per place 39.2Attainment 8
- 4.5 km · ReadingRemains Good20233.0applications per place 47.5Attainment 8
- 4.5 km · ReadingGraded · no overall grade202534.5Attainment 8
- 4.5 km · ReadingRemains Good20232.0applications per place 46.3Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 136307 · 870/4020
- Trust
- GLF Schools
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,440 pupils · 1,537 on roll
- Free school meals
- 10.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Opened
- 1 November 2010
- Replaced
- Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre (URN 110044)
- Address
- Surley Row, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8LR
- Local authority
- Reading
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources