Reading Girls' School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 24 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Reading
- Unique reference
- 144610
- Address
- Northumberland Avenue, RG2 7PY
- Website
- www.readinggirlsschool.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 905 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 0.0%
- Girls
- 100.0%
- First language not English
- 43.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.2%
- Persistent absence
- 22.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.7%
Pakistani 18.1%
Other Asian 17%
White British 15.8%
Indian 10.8%
Mixed 9.9%
African 9.9%
Other White 7.5%
Chinese 3.4%
Unclassified 2.4%
Other 1.5%
Other Black 1.3%
Bangladeshi 1.1%
Caribbean 0.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 55%
Local authority average 53%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 55%
Local authority average 51%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 51.7
Local authority average 50.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.61
Local authority average 4.63
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 27 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 27 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 12 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 57 |
| Biology | GCSE | 164 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 54 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 163 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 7 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 56 |
Admissions
Reading Girls' School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 177
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 119
- 2nd preference
- 95
- 3rd preference
- 56
- From another Local Authority
- 37
Offers
- 1st preference
- 119
- 2nd preference
- 46
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 12
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 176 0 176 |
| Year 8 | 177 0 177 |
| Year 9 | 190 0 190 |
| Year 10 | 196 0 196 |
| Year 11 | 166 0 166 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 87.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 31.0% 25.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 52.0% 52.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 6.0% 8.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 2.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 4.2% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 7.0% 4.3% 3.0% |