Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
Secondary · Free schools · Ages 11–16 · Reading
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading is a secondary school in Reading for ages 11–16 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 21 September 2023. Reading has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- 81 Crescent Road, Reading, RG1 5SL
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Reading
- Pupils on roll
- 889 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 21 September 2023
Strengths
- “From the minute they join the school, pupils are encouraged to ‘aim high, work together and be inclusive’.”
- “The trust’s vision to ‘develop a diverse and inclusive community’ underpins the positive relationships that exist between staff and pupils at this school.”
- “Staff have high expectations for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, the school has not completed their curriculum refinements in key stage 3 to enable pupils to learn and remember key concepts in depth.”
- “This means that the impact of the curriculum in these subjects is not as strong as in other subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 November 2023 (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) | 47% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 45.6 | 46 |
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: 131 first-preference applications, 169 offers in total, 109 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Year 7 2020 to 2026, as Reading published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
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Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Reading.
- UTC Reading 0.0 mi Not judged
- Reading School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Kendrick School 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Reading Girls' School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Hartland High School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- River Academy 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The WREN School 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School 2.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published