Reading School is a secondary school located in Reading. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding, quality of education is good. The school inspection was carried out on 20/05/2010. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.7%, which is 1.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Erleigh Road, Reading, RG1 5LW
Website: http://www.reading-school.co.uk/
Telephone: 01189015600
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Reading
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Ashley Robson
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Selective
Unique reference: 136449

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 20/05/2010

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Boys
School Capacity: 887
Number of Pupils: 1112
Number of Boys: 1112
Number of Girls: 0

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 1.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 1.02 Confidence interval 0.78 to 1.27
Of the 124 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 104 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:94%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:99%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:100%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:83.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:8.29
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road , Caversham RG4 5NA
4out of 4 2,160 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
New Bridge Nursery School
Montague Street , Caversham RG4 5AU
4out of 4 2,196 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Blagdon Nursery School
Blagdon Road , Whitley RG2 7NT
4out of 4 2,230 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Redlands Primary School
Lydford Road , RG1 5QH
3out of 4 505 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St John's Church of England Primary School
121-147 Orts Road , RG1 3JN
2out of 4 766 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
New Town Primary School
School Terrace , RG1 3LS
3out of 4 1,103 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
New Christ Church Church of England Primary School
Milman Road , RG2 0AY
3out of 4 1,210 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Alfred Sutton Primary School
148 Wokingham Road , RG6 1JR
3out of 4 1,277 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Reading School
Erleigh Road , RG1 5LW
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Kendrick School
London Road , RG1 5BN
4out of 4 825 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
81 Crescent Road , RG1 5SL
3out of 4 1,055 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
UTC Reading
Crescent Road , East Reading RG1 5RQ
4out of 4 1,060 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
Reading Girls' School
Northumberland Avenue , RG2 7PY
1out of 4 1,595 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Joseph's College
Upper Redlands Road , Reading RG1 5JT
- not rated 532 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Abbey School Reading
17 Kendrick Road , RG1 5DZ
- not rated 598 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading
220-222 Kings Road , RG1 4JJ
- not rated 675 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hamilton School
40 Christchurch Road , RG2 7AY
- not rated 699 yd Academy special sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Deenway Montessori School
3-5 Sidmouth Street , Reading RG1 4QZ
- not rated 862 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.