Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 21 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Reading
- Unique reference
- 141886
- Address
- 81 Crescent Road, RG1 5SL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 888 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.9%
- Girls
- 44.1%
- First language not English
- 49%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.7%
- Persistent absence
- 33.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.4%
Pakistani 16.7%
African 15.3%
White British 12.4%
Mixed 12.2%
Other Asian 11.6%
Indian 10.9%
Other White 9.6%
Unclassified 3.7%
Chinese 2.5%
Other 1.9%
Other Black 1.2%
Caribbean 1.1%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.21
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.03
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 48%
Local authority average 44%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 45%
Local authority average 50%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.7
Local authority average 50.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.2
Local authority average 4.52
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 38 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 24 |
| Biology | GCSE | 67 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 96 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 67 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 4 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 28 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 34 |
| Economics | GCSE | 16 |
Admissions
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 180
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 175
- 2nd preference
- 191
- 3rd preference
- 156
- From another Local Authority
- 56
Offers
- 1st preference
- 128
- 2nd preference
- 38
- 3rd preference
- 11
- To another Local Authority
- 8
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 175 100 75 |
| Year 8 | 179 101 78 |
| Year 9 | 178 114 64 |
| Year 10 | 178 96 82 |
| Year 11 | 178 85 93 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs, School LA England | |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 87.8% 85.6% |
Further education | 20.0% 21.6% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 63.0% 57.5% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 8.0% 8.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 4.4% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.4% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 4.5% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 1.9% 1.2% |