OFSTED
Ofsted inspection information
Latest published outcome
No overall judgement
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
373
373 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
157
42.1% of pupils
Male pupils
216
57.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
8.4 pts
above England
School
33.2%
Reading
20.0%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.0 pts
above England
School
37.3%
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.
White British
26.8%
100
Any other White background
15.5%
58
Indian
9.4%
35
African
8.6%
32
Pakistani
7.8%
29
Any other Asian background
7.2%
27
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
29.2%
109 of
373 pupils
8.4 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.3 pts
above
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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.06%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.15 pts
lower than
England
School
5.06%
Reading
7.03%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
9.90%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.92 pts
lower than
England
School
9.90%
Reading
18.79%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.52%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.28 pts
lower than
England
School
0.52%
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
31.1%
61.2 pts
below England
River Academy
31.1%
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.