What is Maiden Erlegh School's Ofsted rating?

Maiden Erlegh School received a Outstanding rating from Ofsted following its 2020 inspection.

What do parents say about Maiden Erlegh School?

Ofsted Parent View (Sept 2025, 163 responses): 85% of parents would recommend Maiden Erlegh School.

What are Maiden Erlegh School's latest exam results?

Maiden Erlegh School: GCSE 2024/25: Attainment 8 55.5. Check the source and academic year shown with each result.

Where is Maiden Erlegh School located?

Maiden Erlegh School is a secondary school in Reading, Wokingham (RG6 7HS).

How many pupils attend Maiden Erlegh School?

Maiden Erlegh School has around 1,872 pupils on roll according to the latest school census data.

How can I compare Maiden Erlegh School with other schools?

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SecondaryData as of May 2026

Maiden Erlegh School

Silverdale Rd, Earley, Reading, RG6 7HS

Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Non-selective · Mixed

Ofsted

Outstanding

Feb 2020

Historical inspection outcome; read the latest report for the full findings.

Academic picture

55.5school · 46.0 national reference

Attainment 8 · 2024/25. Average GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage.

Why is Progress 8 unavailable?

Progress 8 is unavailable nationally for this year because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled. This is not a negative judgement on the school.

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Exam Results

Official performance data from the Department for Education

GCSE Results (Secondary)

Key performance measures— 2024/25

Attainment 8

55.5

Progress 8?

N/A

9-7 Grades

36.1%

Basics 9-5

64.5%

Exam attainment

Attainment 8 · GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage or a measure of progress.

School · 2024/25

55.5

National · same year

46.0

SchoolNational reference

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Attainment 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	61.8	46.4
2023/24	58.5	46.4
2024/25	55.5	46.0

Learning progress

Progress 8 · Progress compared with pupils who had similar prior attainment. Zero is the national progress baseline.

School · 2024/25

Not available

National · same year

Not available

SchoolNational reference

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Progress 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	+1.08	0.00
2023/24	+0.64	0.00
2024/25	Not available	Not available

Progress 8 is unavailable for 2024/25 because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled nationally. Missing values are not zero.

Grades at or above each threshold

These percentages overlap: grades 9–7 are also included in 9–5 and 9–4. Do not add the lines together.

9–7% / 9–5% / 9–4% available from 2023/24; no grade breakdown for 2022/23

EBacc Measures

EBacc Entry

75.6%

EBacc APS

5.14

EBacc 9-5

36.6%

EBacc 9-4

47.3%

How to read Progress 8 vs Attainment 8Two numbers, two different stories. The 6-min explainer for parents.

A-Level Results (Post-16)

Key A-Level performance measures— 2024/25

APS per Entry

38.40

A*-A Grades

34.3%

A*-B Grades

61.6%

AAB+ %

20.6%

APS per Entry

National avgSelective avg

Grade Distribution (%)

A*-A% / A*-B% available from 2023/24; no grade breakdown for 2022/23

Based on 240 students entered

Community & Reviews

What parents say and who teaches here

Location & Area

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Nearby secondary schools

Closest alternatives within 15 km.

UTC Reading

1.58 km away · University technical college

Good

Maiden Erlegh School in Reading

1.59 km away · Free schools

Good

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1.74 km away · Other independent school

Addington School

1.78 km away · Academy special converter

Outstanding

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1.91 km away · Other independent school

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