OFSTED
24 November 2021
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Girls
Religious character
—
Local authority
Reading
Trust
THE THAMES LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
905
905 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
905
100.0% of pupils
Male pupils
0
0.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.6 pts
above England
School
28.4%
Reading
20.0%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
22.6 pts
above England
School
42.9%
Reading
34.3%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.5 pts
above England
School
1.5%
Reading
0.5%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other Asian background
17.8%
161
Pakistani
17.6%
159
White British
16.0%
145
Indian
10.5%
95
African
9.6%
87
Any other White background
8.1%
73
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
18.0%
163 of
905 pupils
2.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.5 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
51.8
12.6 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.05 · 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
7.98%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.76 pts
higher than
England
School
7.98%
Reading
7.03%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
23.41%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.59 pts
higher than
England
School
23.41%
Reading
18.79%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.80%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.00 pts
higher than
England
School
2.80%
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
95.6%
3.2 pts
above England
Reading Girls' School
95.6%
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.