John Madejski Academy
125 Hartland Road, Reading, RG2 8AF
This school is closed (it closed in December 2024).
It was replaced by Hartland High School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Principal
- Dr Michael Milner
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Earley and Woodley
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 950
- Pupils on roll
- 871
- URN
- 130247
- Local authority
- Reading
About this school
John Madejski Academy was a secondary academy in Reading. It taught children aged 11 to 18 and had 871 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
John Madejski Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2006, 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 | 92 | 156 | 125 |
| Attainment 8 score | 34.1 | 31.8 | 31.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.45 -0.75 to -0.14 | -0.92 -1.17 to -0.67 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 16% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 36% | 35.3% | 38.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 60% | 42.3% | 54.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
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 John Madejski Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Reading average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 34.1 | 42.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 31.8 | 41 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 31.9 | 44.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 14.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 891 |
| 2023/24 | 871 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How John Madejski Academy compares
Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 23% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 31.9 | 14.1% | 41.2% | 871 | — |
| Hartland High School | — | 17.5% | 41.7% | 589 | 0.0 miles |
| Reading Girls' School | 51.8 | 8% | 28.3% | 905 | 0.8 miles |
| Oakbank School | — | — | — | 300 | 1.5 miles |
| Reading School | 83 | 4.5% | 9% | 1,138 | 1.7 miles |
| Kendrick School | 84 | 4.9% | 9.2% | 939 | 1.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 41.2%
- English as an additional language
- 29.4%
- Overall absence
- 14.1%
- Persistent absence
- 43.6%
Location
Nearby schools
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Hartland High School0.0 miles
Secondary · Reading
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Reading Girls' School0.8 miles
Secondary · Reading
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Oakbank School1.5 miles
Secondary · Reading
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Reading School1.7 miles
Secondary · Reading
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Kendrick School1.8 miles
Secondary · Reading
Other schools in Reading
- Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School Secondary
- Denefield School Secondary
- Hartland High School Secondary
- Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre Secondary
- Kendrick School Secondary
- King's Academy Prospect Secondary
- Langtree School Secondary
- Little Heath School Secondary
- Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge Secondary
- Maiden Erlegh School Secondary
- Maiden Erlegh School in Reading Secondary
- Oakbank School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does John Madejski Academy teach?
- John Madejski Academy taught children aged 11 to 18. It was a secondary school in Reading.
- Has John Madejski Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected John Madejski Academy 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 John Madejski Academy?
- John Madejski Academy had 871 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- How have John Madejski Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 34.1 in 2022/23 and 31.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are John Madejski Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, John Madejski Academy'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 31 December 2024.