Reading School
Secondary · Academy converter · Boys · Reading
Erleigh Road, Reading, RG1 5LW
100
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 21/11/2023
Application demand
39%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.5%
7.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,138
Capacity used
Over capacity104%
1,094 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
39%
1st preference success rate
142 of 360 families who put it first got an offer
146
Places offered
448
Total applications
3.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 360 | 142 | ● 39% |
| 2nd preference | 36 | 2 | ● 6% |
| 3rd preference | 27 | 2 | ● 7% |
| 4th preference | 25 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 448 | 146 | 33% |
1st preference success by year
Reading lets families list 4 preferences. 293 applications came from outside the council area (100 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Headteacher
- Chris Evans
- Address
- Erleigh Road, Reading, RG1 5LW
- Phone
- 01189015600
- Local authority
- Reading
- Ward / constituency
- Redlands · Reading Central
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136449
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 5% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 21% | — | — |
| SEN support | 3% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: READING SCHOOL
1,138 pupils · 1,094 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
21 November 2023
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 700 pupils
Attendance
95.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
4.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
7.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 81.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.89 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 100% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 100% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 8.00 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 49.14 | — | — |
Average grade: A (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 83 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 100% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 100% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 97.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 8.25 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 149 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 48.96 | 35 |
| Average grade | A | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 62.9% | 17% |
| A-level students | 194 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 149 | 91% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 149 | 97% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 149 | 96% | 100% | 100% | |
| Mathematics | 149 | 99% | 100% | 100% | |
| English Language | 149 | 77% | 100% | 100% | |
| English Literature | 149 | 79% | 99% | 100% | |
| Economics | 87 | 93% | 100% | 100% | |
| History | 85 | 91% | 100% | 100% | |
| Computer Science | 62 | 98% | 100% | 100% | |
| Geography | 61 | 90% | 100% | 100% | |
| Latin | 45 | 87% | 96% | 100% | |
| Spanish | 44 | 93% | 100% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 166 | 50% | 74% | 86% | |
| Chemistry | 81 | 26% | 58% | 78% | |
| Economics | 69 | 30% | 70% | 94% | |
| Physics | 66 | 38% | 79% | 91% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 64 | 50% | 92% | 95% | |
| Biology | 54 | 31% | 70% | 81% | |
| Computer Science | 34 | 50% | 79% | 94% | |
| History | 23 | 39% | 70% | 100% | |
| Geography | 20 | 5% | 35% | 80% | |
| German | 11 | 9% | 82% | 100% | |
| English Literature | 11 | 45% | 73% | 100% | |
| Drama and Theatre Studies | 10 | 10% | 70% | 90% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #42 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 10080: Reading School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 34 |
| Offers | 12 |
| Success rate | 35% |
| Accepted offers | 11 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 84% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 100% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 84% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Reading council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.