Pangbourne College
Reading, RG8 8LA
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Oliver Knight
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- Church of England
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 500
- Pupils on roll
- 393
- URN
- 110132
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01189842101
About this school
Pangbourne College is an independent school in Reading. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 393 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Pangbourne College under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Pangbourne College has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1924, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 80 | 92 | 80 |
| Attainment 8 score | 32.0 | 29.3 | 33.7 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Pangbourne College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | West Berkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 32 | 41 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 29.3 | 40.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 33.7 | 38.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 464 |
| 2023/24 | 460 |
| 2024/25 | 406 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 3
- Pupils on SEN support
- 225
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Andrew's School1.3 miles
Independent schools · Reading
-
Bradfield College2.1 miles
Independent schools · Bradfield
-
Brookfields School2.7 miles
Academies · Reading
-
Oratory Preparatory School3.0 miles
Independent schools
-
Haywards Farm School3.4 miles
Special schools · Reading
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- Queen Anne's School Independent schools
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- St Andrew's School Independent schools
- St Edward's Prep Independent schools
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Common questions
- What ages does Pangbourne College teach?
- Pangbourne College teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is an independent school in Reading.
- Who is the headteacher of Pangbourne College?
- The headteacher of Pangbourne College is Mr Oliver Knight, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Pangbourne College been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Pangbourne College under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Pangbourne College?
- Pangbourne College has 393 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Pangbourne College full?
- Pangbourne College has capacity for 500 pupils and 393 on roll (79%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Pangbourne College a faith school?
- No. Pangbourne College has no designated religious character.
- Is Pangbourne College a selective school?
- No. Pangbourne College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Pangbourne College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 32 in 2022/23 and 33.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Pangbourne College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Pangbourne College's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.