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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 21 September 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 5 June 2018Graded 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 entry499 applications · 169 places offered · 131 named it first
- 2026 3.0; Reading median median 2.1
- 2025 3.0; Reading median median 2.6
- 2024 3.3; Reading median median 2.6
- 2023 3.1; Reading median median 2.5
- 2022 2.5; Reading median median 2.4
- 2021 2.5; Reading median median 2.3
- 2020 2.8; Reading median median 2.3
- 2019 2.9; Reading median median 2.2
- 2018 2.7; Reading median median 2.1
- 2017 2.9; Reading median median 2.4
- 2016 2.6; Reading median median 2.2
- 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 | 169 | 499 | 3.0 | 131 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2025 | 177 | 525 | 3.0 | 143 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2024 | 180 | 599 | 3.3 | 175 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2023 | 180 | 549 | 3.1 | 158 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2022 | 178 | 453 | 2.5 | 153 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2021 | 178 | 447 | 2.5 | 120 | 0.67 |
| Sep 2020 | 175 | 497 | 2.8 | 148 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2019 | 189 | 546 | 2.9 | 220 | 1.16 |
| Sep 2018 | 173 | 460 | 2.7 | 198 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2017 | 179 | 522 | 2.9 | 216 | 1.21 |
| Sep 2016 | 177 | 459 | 2.6 | 156 | 0.88 |
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.) | 174 | 47.5 | 44% | 64% | – |
| 2024/25 | 180 | 45.6 | 47% | 59% | – |
| 2023/24 | 173 | 47.7 | 47% | 72% | +0.12 |
| 2022/23 | 177 | 46.7 | 45% | 62% | +0.21 |
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
- Maiden Erlegh School in ReadingThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20233.0applications per place 47.5Attainment 8
- 0.0 km · ReadingGraded · no overall grade202534.5Attainment 8
- 1.0 km · ReadingOutstanding20233.4applications per place 80.6Attainment 8 Selective
- 1.6 km · WokinghamStandards maintained20253.1applications per place 59.3Attainment 8
- 1.7 km · ReadingOutstanding20223.7applications per place 82.4Attainment 8 Selective
- 1.7 km · WokinghamNot yet inspected2.8applications per place 50.6Attainment 8
- 2.0 km · ReadingGood20211.8applications per place 52.2Attainment 8
- 2.9 km · ReadingSerious weaknesses Inadequate20231.2applications per place 37.8Attainment 8
- 3.8 km · ReadingNot yet inspected4.1applications per place
School details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 141886 · 870/4001
- Trust
- Maiden Erlegh Trust
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 900 pupils · 889 on roll
- Free school meals
- 29.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2015
- Address
- 81 Crescent Road, Reading, RG1 5SL
- Local authority
- Reading
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources