Maiden Erlegh School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Reading, Wokingham
Last distance offered · Year 7 2024
0.844 miles
Published by Wokingham Borough Council · offers on 1 March 2024
Year 7 last distance offered, 2020–2024 (miles)
Maiden Erlegh School is a secondary school in Reading, Wokingham for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 30 April 2025. Wokingham has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2024 entry.
Maiden Erlegh School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2024 | 0.844 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 0.784 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 0.741 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 0.865 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | 1.030 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2024 lived 0.844 miles away, the shortest of 4 Wokingham secondary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2024 last distance for Year 7 was about the same as in 2023, and nearer than in 2020.
- In 2026, Year 7 had 297 first-choice applications for 268 offers; 205 offers went to first-choice families, and 92 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 65% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Wokingham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Silverdale Rd, Earley, Reading, RG6 7HS
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Wokingham
- Pupils on roll
- 1,841 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 30 April 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy at this friendly, inclusive school, which promotes the highest standards in all areas of its work.”
- “Pupils rise consistently to meet and exceed these expectations.”
- “Pupils achieve very well academically by the time they leave the school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 June 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 65% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 55.5 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 297 first-preference applications, 268 offers in total, 205 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Wokingham.
- The Bulmershe School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Forest School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Waingels 2.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Oakbank School 3.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Emmbrook School 3.3 mi Good Last distance published
- The Holt School 3.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Bohunt School Wokingham 4.2 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- St Crispin's School 4.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published