OFSTED
21 September 2023
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Reading
Trust
MAIDEN ERLEGH TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
889
889 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
341
38.4% of pupils
Male pupils
548
61.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
4.1 pts
above England
School
28.9%
Reading
20.0%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
31.4 pts
above England
School
51.7%
Reading
34.3%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.1 pts
above England
School
1.1%
Reading
0.5%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
African
15.4%
137
Pakistani
13.5%
120
Any other Asian background
12.8%
114
Indian
12.4%
110
White British
11.4%
101
Any other White background
7.9%
70
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
20.3%
180 of
889 pupils
0.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.8 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.3 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
45.6
6.4 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.12 · 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
8.05%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.83 pts
higher than
England
School
8.05%
Reading
7.03%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
23.80%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.98 pts
higher than
England
School
23.80%
Reading
18.79%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.84%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.04 pts
higher than
England
School
3.84%
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
98.8%
6.5 pts
above England
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
98.8%
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.