Reading School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Erleigh Road
 Reading
 Berkshire RG1 5LW
Telephone: 0118 901 5600

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-18)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Selective
Established: 2011
History: This school arose from Reading School
Trust: Reading School

Staff and Pupils

Headmaster: Revd Dr Chris Evans (since January 2024)
Previous Headteacher: Ashley Robson
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 67.95 / 8.5
Non-teaching Staff*: 56.45
Number of pupils: 1129
Boarders: Yes (87 pupils)
Pupils Per Teacher: 16.6
Sex: Boys
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 4.50% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 22.1%
Local child deprivation rate: 13.1% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 86.7%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 72.4%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 3.5km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: South East
Authority: Reading
Constituency: Reading East
Electoral Ward: Redlands
School Number: 8705401

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 21st November 2023 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Outstanding

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Redlands Primary School (0.4km) show on map
  2. St Joseph's College (0.5km) show on map
  3. The Abbey School Reading (0.6km) show on map
  4. Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading (0.6km) show on map
  5. Groveside School (0.6km) show on map
  6. St John's Church of England Primary School (0.7km) show on map
  7. Kendrick School (0.8km) show on map
  8. Maiden Erlegh School in Reading (0.9km) show on map
  9. The Deenway Montessori School (0.9km) show on map
  10. New Town Primary School (1.0km) show on map
  11. New Christ Church Church of England Primary School (1.0km) show on map
  12. UTC Reading (1.0km) show on map
  13. Hamilton School (1.0km) show on map
  14. Alfred Sutton Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  15. Katesgrove Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  16. The Palmer Primary Academy (1.2km) show on map
  17. Leighton Park School (1.3km) show on map
  18. Reading Girls' School (1.4km) show on map
  19. Coley Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  20. OneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus (1.6km) show on map
  21. Earley St Peter's Church of England Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  22. Caversham Nursery School (2.0km) show on map
  23. New Bridge Nursery School (2.1km) show on map
  24. Blagdon Nursery School (2.1km) show on map
  25. Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School (2.1km) show on map
  26. St Anne's Catholic Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  27. E P Collier Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  28. Aldryngton Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  29. Thameside Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  30. Civitas Academy (2.3km) show on map
  31. Whiteknights Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  32. Maiden Erlegh School (2.4km) show on map
  33. All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School (2.4km) show on map
  34. All Saints Junior School (2.4km) show on map
  35. The Ridgeway Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  36. Oxford Road Community School (2.5km) show on map
  37. St Mary & All Saints Church of England Primar... (2.5km) show on map
  38. The Bulmershe School (2.6km) show on map
  39. Addington School (2.6km) show on map
  40. Highwood Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  41. Hartland High School (2.7km) show on map
  42. Queen Anne's School (2.7km) show on map
  43. St Edward's Prep (2.7km) show on map
  44. River Academy (2.7km) show on map
  45. Radstock Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  46. Christ The King Catholic Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  47. Micklands Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  48. Crosfields School (2.9km) show on map
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  50. Caversham Preparatory School (2.9km) show on map
  51. Chiltern Nursery Nurse Training School (2.9km) show on map
  52. Geoffrey Field Junior School (3.0km) show on map
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  54. Caversham Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  55. Cranbury College (3.1km) show on map
  56. Battle Primary Academy (3.1km) show on map
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  72. Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre (4.0km) show on map
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  78. Willow Bank Junior School (4.4km) show on map
  79. Manor Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  80. The Holy Brook School (4.4km) show on map
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  96. Norcot Early Years Centre (5.2km) show on map
  97. Moorlands Primary School (5.2km) show on map
  98. Meadow Park Academy (5.4km) show on map
  99. Aurora Rowan School (5.6km) show on map
  100. The Forest School (5.7km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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