Maiden Erlegh School
Silverdale Rd, Earley, Reading, RG6 7HS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MAIDEN ERLEGH TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Steve Jump
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Maiden Erlegh Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Earley and Woodley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,788
- Pupils on roll
- 1,841
- URN
- 136637
- Local authority
- Wokingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01189262467
About this school
Maiden Erlegh School is a secondary academy in Reading. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,841 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Maiden Erlegh School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 278 | 277 | 279 |
| Attainment 8 score | 61.8 | 58.5 | 55.5 |
| Progress 8 score | +1.08 +0.91 to +1.26 | +0.64 +0.47 to +0.82 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 76% | 72.9% | 64.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 86% | 82.3% | 76.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 79% | 78.3% | 75.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.2 |
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 Maiden Erlegh School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wokingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61.8 | 38.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 58.5 | 43.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 55.5 | 42.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,863 |
| 2023/24 | 1,837 |
| 2024/25 | 1,872 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Maiden Erlegh School compares
Maiden Erlegh School ranked 3rd of 9 secondary schools in Wokingham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 88% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55.5 | 7% | 7.3% | 1,841 | — |
| UTC Reading | 42 | 13.3% | 24.5% | 299 | 1.0 miles |
| Maiden Erlegh School in Reading | 45.6 | 8.1% | 29.6% | 889 | 1.0 miles |
| The Bulmershe School | 50.7 | 7.1% | 16% | 1,530 | 1.2 miles |
| Reading School | 83 | 4.5% | 9% | 1,138 | 1.5 miles |
| Reading Girls' School | 51.8 | 8% | 28.3% | 905 | 1.6 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report30 April 2025
- 11 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.29%
- English as an additional language
- 41%
- Overall absence
- 7.03%
- Persistent absence
- 19.32%
Location
Nearby schools
-
UTC Reading1.0 miles
Secondary · Reading
-
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading1.0 miles
Secondary · Reading
-
The Bulmershe School1.2 miles
Secondary · Reading
-
Reading School1.5 miles
Secondary · Reading
-
Reading Girls' School1.6 miles
Secondary · Reading
Other schools in Reading
Maiden Erlegh School ranks 5th of the 19 ranked secondary 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 in Reading Secondary
- Oakbank School Secondary
- Reading Girls' School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Maiden Erlegh School teach?
- Maiden Erlegh School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Reading.
- Who is the headteacher of Maiden Erlegh School?
- The headteacher of Maiden Erlegh School is Mr Steve Jump, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Maiden Erlegh School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Maiden Erlegh School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Maiden Erlegh School?
- Maiden Erlegh School has 1,841 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Maiden Erlegh School full?
- Maiden Erlegh School has capacity for 1,788 pupils and 1,841 on roll (103%), so it is at or above 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 Maiden Erlegh School a faith school?
- No. Maiden Erlegh School has no designated religious character.
- Is Maiden Erlegh School a selective school?
- No. Maiden Erlegh School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Maiden Erlegh School part of an academy trust?
- Maiden Erlegh School is part of MAIDEN ERLEGH TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Maiden Erlegh School have?
- The schools register lists Maiden Erlegh School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Maiden Erlegh School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 61.8 in 2022/23 and 55.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Maiden Erlegh School compare with other schools in Wokingham?
- Maiden Erlegh School ranked 3rd of 9 secondary schools in Wokingham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 88% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Maiden Erlegh School's absence rate?
- Maiden Erlegh School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Maiden Erlegh School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Maiden Erlegh School'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 1 July 2026.