Maiden Erlegh School in Reading, Reading

In 2026, pupils at Maiden Erlegh School in Reading averaged an Attainment 8 score of 47.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 51.5 in Reading and 47 across England.

44% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 55% in Reading and 47% in England.

That is up from 45.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.12: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 36.6, against 52.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 15.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 131 families put Maiden Erlegh School in Reading as their first choice and 499 named it as one of their preferences, for 169 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 22 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Maiden Erlegh School in Reading are UTC Reading (under 0.1 miles, Inadequate, Attainment 8 34.5); Reading School (0.6 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 80.6); Maiden Erlegh School (1 mile, Outstanding, Attainment 8 59.3); and Kendrick School (1.1 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 82.4).

Maiden Erlegh School in Reading's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Maiden Erlegh School in Reading is one of 11 schools run by Maiden Erlegh Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 50.7 in 2024/25.

Of the 173 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 87% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 20% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

51.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (40%), Black (18%) and White British (11%).

In 2026, 165 pupils (18.6%) received SEN support and 15 (1.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Earley Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Mockbeggar (nw-bound), 230 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 234 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Reading (351).

In 2024/25, Maiden Erlegh School in Reading issued 199 suspensions, 22.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 5 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Maiden Erlegh School in Reading are Alfred Sutton Primary School (0.1 miles), Redlands Primary School (0.3 miles), Earley St Peter's Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles) and St John's Church of England Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.