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Maiden Erlegh Trust

Maiden Erlegh Trust is an academy trust running 11 schools (4 primary, 4 secondary, 2 special and 1 all-through) in 5 council areas, including Bracknell Forest, Reading and West Berkshire.

Of its 2 schools with a graded Ofsted inspection, 100% are rated Good or Outstanding (2 good).

2 of its schools have been inspected under Ofsted's new report cards: 1 of their 12 graded areas were strong or exceptional, and 1 need attention or urgent improvement.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 52.1 in 2023/24, with a Progress 8 score of 0.33 (zero is the national average).

The trust is registered at Companies House as company 07548754, incorporated in 2011.

Sources: DfE GIAS and performance data, Ofsted, Companies House.

Schools in Maiden Erlegh Trust

SchoolPhaseAreaInspectionResults
Birch Hill Primary School and NurseryPrimaryBracknell Forest-KS2 63%
Great Hollands Primary SchoolPrimaryBracknellGood (2025)KS2 86%
Hamilton SchoolSpecialReadingGood (2024)A8 3.3
Horizons Ap AcademyAll-throughReading--
John Rankin Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimaryNewbury--
John Rankin Junior SchoolPrimaryNewbury--
Maiden Erlegh Chiltern EdgeSecondaryReadingReport card: 0/6 strong, 1 need attentionA8 44.3
Maiden Erlegh SchoolSecondaryReading-A8 55.5
Maiden Erlegh School in ReadingSecondaryReading-A8 45.6
Oak Tree SchoolSpecialWokinghamReport card: 1/6 strongKS2 0%
River AcademySecondaryReading--

Results are each school's latest: Attainment 8 for secondaries, KS2 reading and maths expected standard for primaries. The average state school in England scored 46.8 and 76% in 2025.

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