75%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
54%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
51.8
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
55%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
771.8
EBacc APS · 2024/25
905
Pupils · 2024/25
43%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 24/11/2021
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityReading
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.0:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Reading Girls' School · Secondary with sixth form · Reading
Part ofTHE THAMES LEARNING TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
75%
+8pp
79%73%67%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 75%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
54%
+1pp
59%57%54%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 55%
Attainment 8
51.8
+4.0
55.951.847.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 51.8
EBacc entry
55%
+15pp
55%35%15%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 55%
EBacc APS
771.8
+185.3
771.8546.3320.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 771.8
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
905
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
43%
FSM eligible
28%
SEN
24%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
23%
Contact
Address
Northumberland Avenue, Reading, RG2 7PY
Local authority
Reading
Website
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 | 75% | 54% | 51.8 | Not applicable | 55% | 771.8 | 67% | 905 |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 54% | 47.8 | +0.05 | 40% | 586.5 | 54% | 873 |
| 2022/23 | 70% | 59% | 51.9 | +0.61 | 33% | 371.4 | 45% | 795 |
| 2021/22 | 79% | 56% | 55.9 | +0.75 | 15% | 320.9 | 30% | 688 |
| 2018/19 | 75% | 58% | 52.9 | +0.96 | 27% | 397.9 | 48% | 405 |
| 2017/18 | 62% | 41% | 47.4 | +0.70 | 19% | 270.7 | 34% | 416 |
| 2016/17 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | — | Not published | New school |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | Not published | — | Not applicable | Not published | Not published |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 905 | 22.0 | 24% | 43% | 28% | 8% | 23% |
| 2023/24 | 873 | 19.4 | 17% | 44% | 28% | 8% | 23% |
| 2022/23 | 795 | 22.1 | 14% | 48% | 29% | 8% | 25% |
| 2021/22 | 688 | 21.9 | 14% | 46% | 29% | 7% | 20% |
| 2020/21 | 560 | 20.0 | 12% | 50% | 33% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 405 | 20.1 | 14% | 58% | 34% | 5% | 10% |
| 2017/18 | — | 15.2 | — | — | — | 5% | 11% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.