OFSTED
21 November 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Boys
Religious character
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Local authority
Reading
Trust
READING SCHOOL
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,138
1,138 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
1
0.1% of pupils
Male pupils
1,137
99.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
20.7 pts
below England
School
4.1%
Reading
20.0%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
0.3 pts
above England
School
20.6%
Reading
34.3%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Reading
0.5%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Indian
45.7%
520
White British
13.2%
150
Chinese
7.3%
83
Pakistani
6.3%
72
Any other Mixed background
5.4%
61
White and Asian
5.1%
58
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
5.3%
60 of
1,138 pupils
15.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
10.4 pts
below
England
6.0%
5.2 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
83.0
43.8 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.89 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.46%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.76 pts
lower than
England
School
4.46%
Reading
7.03%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
7.14%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.67 pts
lower than
England
School
7.14%
Reading
18.79%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.29%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.52 pts
lower than
England
School
0.29%
Reading
2.64%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
104.0%
11.7 pts
above England
Reading School
104.0%
Reading
84.0%
South East
95.0%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.