Reading Girls' School is a secondary school located in Reading. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 09/12/2015. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.6%, which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Northumberland Avenue, Reading, RG2 7PY
Website: www.readinggirlsschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01189861336
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Reading
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Marika Farrugia
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 144610

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 09/12/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Girls
School Capacity: 947
Number of Pupils: 560
Number of Boys: 0
Number of Girls: 560

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.5% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.96 Confidence interval 0.68 to 1.25
Of the 95 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 78 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:27%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:58%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:52.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.19
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road , Whitley RG2 7NT
4out of 4 742 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Palmer Primary Academy
70 Northumberland Avenue , RG2 7PP
3out of 4 615 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School
Brixham Road , RG2 7RB
2out of 4 779 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
New Christ Church Church of England Primary School
Milman Road , RG2 0AY
3out of 4 1,088 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Ridgeway Primary School
Hillbrow , RG2 8JD
3out of 4 1,215 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Lulworth Road , RG2 8LX
2out of 4 1,639 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Reading Girls' School
Northumberland Avenue , RG2 7PY
1out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls More About School
John Madejski Academy
125 Hartland Road , RG2 8AF
2out of 4 1,341 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Reading School
Erleigh Road , RG1 5LW
4out of 4 1,595 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Kendrick School
London Road , RG1 5BN
4out of 4 1,846 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
UTC Reading
Crescent Road , East Reading RG1 5RQ
4out of 4 2,138 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Avenue Special School
The Avenue Centre, Conwy Close , Tilehurst RG30 4BZ
4out of 4 578 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
OneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus
14 Arkwright Road , Reading RG2 0LU
- not rated 602 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Hamilton School
40 Christchurch Road , RG2 7AY
- not rated 899 yd Academy special sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Trinity Christian School
11 Glebe Road , RG2 7AG
- not rated 913 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
University of Reading
Whiteknights House , Whiteknights RG6 6UR
- not rated 1,233 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.