Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
81 Crescent Road, Reading, RG1 5SL
889 pupils · 99% of 900 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- MAIDEN ERLEGH TRUST
- Local authority
- Reading
- Free school meals
- 29%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 21 September 2023, published 9 November 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 45.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 46.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 59.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 63.3% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.78 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 169 | 131 | 499 | 169 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 177 | 143 | 525 | 177 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 180 | 175 | 599 | 180 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 180 | 158 | 549 | 180 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 178 | 153 | 453 | 178 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 178 | 120 | 447 | 178 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 175 | 148 | 497 | 175 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 189 | 220 | 546 | 189 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- UTC Reading 0 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Reading School 1 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Maiden Erlegh School 1.6 km · Outstanding (2020) · previous system
- Kendrick School 1.7 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- The Bulmershe School 1.7 km · No Ofsted rating
- Reading Girls' School 2 km · Good (2021) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.