Theale Green School
Church Street, Reading, RG7 5DA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ACTIVATE LEARNING EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Charlotte Badarello
- Sponsor
- Activate Learning Education Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,389
- Pupils on roll
- 803
- URN
- 145945
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01189302741
About this school
Theale Green School is a secondary academy in Reading. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 803 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Theale Green School, and its latest judgement is set out below. 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 88 | 113 | 108 |
| Attainment 8 score | 38.2 | 40.5 | 38.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.70 -1.01 to -0.40 | -0.31 -0.58 to -0.03 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 30% | 31.9% | 30.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 47% | 58.4% | 51.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 15% | 18.6% | 13% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.1 | 3.4 | 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 Theale Green 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 | West Berkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 38.2 | 41 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 40.5 | 40.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 723 |
| 2023/24 | 762 |
| 2024/25 | 807 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Theale Green School compares
Theale Green School ranked 8th of 9 secondary schools in West Berkshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 34% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38.5 | 10.4% | 25.6% | 803 | — |
| Little Heath School | 48.2 | 7.2% | 19.3% | 1,682 | 1.8 miles |
| Denefield School | 47 | 8.9% | 17.5% | 1,171 | 2.7 miles |
| The Willink School | 51.9 | 8.1% | 13.8% | 1,205 | 2.9 miles |
| King's Academy Prospect | 36.8 | 9.5% | 39.7% | 1,157 | 3.0 miles |
| Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School | 46 | 7.5% | 21.3% | 1,082 | 3.6 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
-
Graded inspection report21 April 2026
- 4 May 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.56%
- English as an additional language
- 6.9%
- Overall absence
- 10.4%
- Persistent absence
- 27.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Little Heath School1.8 miles
Secondary · Reading
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Denefield School2.7 miles
Secondary · Reading
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The Willink School2.9 miles
Secondary · Reading
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King's Academy Prospect3.0 miles
Secondary · Reading
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Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School3.6 miles
Secondary · Reading
Other schools in Reading
Theale Green School ranks 18th 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 Secondary
- Maiden Erlegh School in Reading Secondary
- Oakbank School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Theale Green School teach?
- Theale Green School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Reading.
- Who is the headteacher of Theale Green School?
- The headteacher of Theale Green School is Mrs Charlotte Badarello, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Theale Green School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Theale Green 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 Theale Green School?
- Theale Green School has 803 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Theale Green School full?
- Theale Green School has capacity for 1,389 pupils and 803 on roll (58%), 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 Theale Green School a faith school?
- No. Theale Green School has no designated religious character.
- Is Theale Green School part of an academy trust?
- Theale Green School is part of ACTIVATE LEARNING EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Theale Green School have?
- The schools register lists Theale Green 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 Theale Green School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 38.2 in 2022/23 and 38.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Theale Green School compare with other schools in West Berkshire?
- Theale Green School ranked 8th of 9 secondary schools in West Berkshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 34% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Theale Green School's absence rate?
- Theale Green School's overall absence rate is 10.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Theale Green School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Theale Green 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 15 July 2026.