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Secondary schools in Reading, ranked

The 19 secondary schools here are ranked by their average Attainment 8 score in 2024/25, from the Department for Education's published results. Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26, so it cannot be used.

Exam results are one part of the picture, and rankings never include Ofsted judgements: inspections from different eras cannot fairly be compared. Special schools and independent schools are not ranked, because their published figures do not compare fairly either. Each school's own page has its inspection history and context.

  1. 1
    Kendrick School

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    84.0
    Attainment 8
  2. 2
    Reading School

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    83.0
    Attainment 8
  3. 3
    The Piggott School

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    61.9
    Attainment 8
  4. 4
    Langtree School

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    58.0
    Attainment 8
  5. 5
    Maiden Erlegh School

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    55.5
    Attainment 8
  6. 6
    The Willink School

    Community school

    51.9
    Attainment 8
  7. 7
    Reading Girls' School

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    51.8
    Attainment 8
  8. 8
    Waingels

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    50.8
    Attainment 8
  9. 9
    The Bulmershe School

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    50.7
    Attainment 8
  10. 10
    50.4
    Attainment 8
  11. 11
    Little Heath School

    Voluntary aided school

    48.2
    Attainment 8
  12. 12
    Denefield School

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    47.0
    Attainment 8
  13. 13
    46.0
    Attainment 8
  14. 14
    45.6
    Attainment 8
  15. 15
    The WREN School

    Free schools

    44.8
    Attainment 8
  16. 16
    Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge

    Academy sponsor led

    44.3
    Attainment 8
  17. 17
    UTC Reading

    University technical college

    42.0
    Attainment 8
  18. 18
    Theale Green School

    Academy sponsor led

    38.5
    Attainment 8
  19. 19
    King's Academy Prospect

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    36.8
    Attainment 8

Common questions

Which is the best secondary school in Reading?
By 2024/25 exam results alone, Kendrick School ranks first of 19 ranked secondary schools in Reading, with an average Attainment 8 score of 84. Results reflect each school's cohort as well as its teaching, so treat the ranking as a starting point rather than a verdict.
How are schools in Reading ranked?
Secondary schools are ranked by their average Attainment 8 score in 2024/25, from the Department for Education's published results; Progress 8 is suspended nationally, so it cannot be used. Ofsted judgements are never part of the ranking, because inspections from different eras cannot fairly be compared, and special and independent schools are not ranked because their published figures do not compare fairly.
How many secondary schools are ranked in Reading?
19 secondary schools in Reading published 2024/25 results and are ranked here. Schools without published results, special schools and independent schools are listed on the area's own page instead.

Exam results come from the Department for Education's school performance service and cover the 2024/25 academic year. Schools without published results for that year are not listed.