59%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
47%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
45.6
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
63%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
767.3
EBacc APS · 2024/25
885
Pupils · 2024/25
49%
EAL · 2024/25
24%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 21/09/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityReading
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.2:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Maiden Erlegh School in Reading · Secondary · Reading
Part ofMAIDEN ERLEGH TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
59%
-12pp
72%66%59%
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 59%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
47%
-0pp
54%50%45%
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 47%
Attainment 8
45.6
-2.1
50.848.245.6
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 45.6
EBacc entry
63%
+9pp
63%56%48%
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
EBacc APS
767.3
+21.1
844.5794.0743.5
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 767.3
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
885
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
49%
FSM eligible
30%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
24%
Contact
Address
81 Crescent Road, Reading, RG1 5SL
Local authority
Reading
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 59% | 47% | 45.6 | Not applicable | 63% | 767.3 | 63% | 885 |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 47% | 47.7 | +0.12 | 54% | 746.2 | 56% | 888 |
| 2022/23 | 62% | 45% | 46.7 | +0.21 | 48% | 743.5 | 51% | 892 |
| 2021/22 | 72% | 54% | 50.8 | +0.24 | 53% | 844.5 | 54% | 886 |
| 2018/19 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | 715 |
| 2017/18 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | 538 |
| 2016/17 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | — | Not published | 358 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 885 | 18.8 | 21% | 49% | 30% | 8% | 24% |
| 2023/24 | 888 | 17.3 | 21% | 49% | 27% | 9% | 29% |
| 2022/23 | 892 | 16.6 | 21% | 50% | 27% | 10% | 33% |
| 2021/22 | 886 | 17.0 | 20% | 49% | 29% | 9% | 30% |
| 2020/21 | 891 | 16.6 | 19% | 52% | 28% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 715 | 15.8 | 13% | 56% | 27% | 5% | 12% |
| 2017/18 | — | 15.7 | — | — | — | 5% | 11% |
| 2016/17 | 358 | 16.1 | 7% | 58% | 29% | 4% | 11% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.