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Hamilton School

Academy special sponsor led · Mixed · Reading

135 Bulmershe Road, Reading, RG1 5SG

Website 01189375524

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 21/05/2024

Application demand

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No council data

Attendance

60.8%

78.8% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

64

Capacity used

Nearly full

94%

68 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Details

Type
Academy special sponsor led
Age range
11–18
Gender
Mixed
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Sixth form
Yes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Sarah Concannon
Address
135 Bulmershe Road, Reading, RG1 5SG
Phone
01189375524
Local authority
Reading
Ward / constituency
Park · Reading Central
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
147675

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals73%——
English as additional language2%——
SEN support0%——
95% boys (61)5% girls (3)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: MAIDEN ERLEGH TRUST

64 pupils · 68 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    21 May 2024

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 66 pupils

Attendance

60.8%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

39.2%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

78.8%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

39.4%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

18.4%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

74%
20/21
75%
21/22
76%
22/23
75%
23/24
79%
24/25

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 over time

4.320224.720235.220243.32025

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Attainment 83.346
Grade 5+ English & maths0%46%
Grade 4+ English & maths0%65%
Entering EBacc0%40%
EBacc average point score0.144.1
Pupils in cohort7—

How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2022/2023)

Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.

Disadvantaged pupils
-1.77
Boys
-1.77

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.

SubjectEntriesGrade 7+Grade 5+Grade 4+
English Language60%0%0%
Biology30%0%0%
Mathematics30%0%0%

Oxbridge

No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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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.