Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge
Reades Lane, Reading, RG4 9LN
374 pupils · 40% of 934 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- MAIDEN ERLEGH TRUST
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Free school meals
- 23.5%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
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 10 May 2022, published 3 July 2022. 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 | 44.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 44.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 62.7% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 40.3% |
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 — 0.2 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 79 | 16 | 200 | 51 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 101 | 57 | 289 | 92 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 125 | 74 | 410 | 125 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 147 | 104 | 379 | 145 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 164 | 70 | 357 | 146 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 158 | 46 | 340 | 135 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 136 | 52 | 280 | 116 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 147 | 57 | 339 | 131 |
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
- Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre 3.7 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Gillotts School 5 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- River Academy 5.4 km · No Ofsted rating
- Langtree School 5.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Denefield School 6.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Kendrick School 7.2 km · Outstanding (2022) · 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.