27.6
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
0%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
140.8
EBacc APS · 2024/25
905
Pupils · 2024/25
Some headline GCSE pass rates are not published for this independent school. Attainment 8 and other metrics are shown where DfE publishes them.
Local authorityReading
PhaseAll-through with sixth form
School typeIndependent school
Pupil : teacher ratio—
AdmissionsSelective
Religious characterChristian
StatusOpen
Overview of The Abbey School Reading · All-through · Reading
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Attainment 8
27.6
-1.1
28.725.422.1
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 27.6
EBacc entry
0%
0pp
0%0%0%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 0%
EBacc APS
140.8
+0.7
157.1145.3133.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 140.8
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
44.1
-2.2
50.447.244.1
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 44.1
A-level value added
-0.09
-0.3
+0.20.0-0.2
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · -0.1
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
36%
-18pp
54%45%36%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 36%
Average A-level grade
B+
-1
AA-B+
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · B+
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
905
Pupil : teacher ratio
—
EAL
—
FSM eligible
0%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
—
Persistent absence
—
Contact
Address
17 Kendrick Road, Reading, RG1 5DZ
Local authority
Reading
Website
Telephone
Email
—
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 | 0% | 0% | 27.6 | Not applicable | 0% | 140.8 | 14% | 905 |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 0% | 28.7 | Not published | 0% | 140.1 | 11% | 993 |
| 2022/23 | 0% | 0% | 26.7 | Not published | 0% | 154.0 | 12% | 1,006 |
| 2021/22 | 0% | 0% | 22.5 | Not published | 0% | 157.1 | 12% | 1,012 |
| 2018/19 | 0% | 0% | 22.1 | Not published | 0% | 133.4 | 15% | 1,063 |
| 2017/18 | 0% | 0% | 15.5 | Not published | 0% | 152.8 | 24% | 1,066 |
| 2016/17 | 0% | 0% | 26.7 | Not published | 0% | — | 23% | 1,050 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 44.1 | B+ | -0.09 | 36% | 99 |
| 2023/24 | 46.3 | A- | +0.18 | 53% | 97 |
| 2022/23 | 46.0 | A- | — | 51% | 85 |
| 2021/22 | 50.4 | A | — | 54% | 76 |
| 2018/19 | 44.9 | B+ | -0.02 | 36% | 85 |
| 2017/18 | 47.9 | A- | +0.02 | 47% | 93 |
| 2016/17 | 45.8 | A- | -0.23 | 42% | 98 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 905 | — | 13% | — | 0% | — | — |
| 2023/24 | 993 | — | 8% | — | — | — | — |
| 2022/23 | 1,006 | — | 7% | — | — | — | — |
| 2021/22 | 1,012 | — | 6% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2020/21 | 1,007 | — | 8% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,063 | — | 7% | — | — | — | — |
| 2017/18 | 1,066 | — | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016/17 | 1,050 | — | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.