Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge
Reades Lane, Sonning Common, Reading, RG4 9LN
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MAIDEN ERLEGH TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Emma Bliss
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Maiden Erlegh Trust
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 934
- Pupils on roll
- 374
- URN
- 146103
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01189721500
About this school
Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge is a secondary academy in Reading. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 374 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge, 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 50 | 71 | 67 |
| Attainment 8 score | 37.4 | 37.6 | 44.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.39 -0.79 to +0.01 | -0.40 -0.74 to -0.07 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 24% | 31% | 44.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 46% | 45.1% | 62.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 42% | 39.4% | 40.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
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 Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Oxfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 37.4 | 38.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 37.6 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.3 | 37.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 395 |
| 2023/24 | 456 |
| 2024/25 | 421 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge compares
Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge ranked 27th of 41 secondary schools in Oxfordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 54% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.3 | 11.3% | 24.7% | 374 | — |
| Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre | 50.4 | 8.3% | 11.1% | 1,537 | 2.3 miles |
| Gillotts School | 61.3 | 5.7% | 12.1% | 934 | 3.1 miles |
| River Academy | — | 5.1% | 29% | 373 | 3.4 miles |
| Langtree School | 58 | 6.5% | 10% | 626 | 3.6 miles |
| Denefield School | 47 | 8.9% | 17.5% | 1,171 | 4.0 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.7%
- English as an additional language
- 9.3%
- Overall absence
- 11.34%
- Persistent absence
- 29.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre2.3 miles
Secondary · Reading
-
Gillotts School3.1 miles
Secondary · Henley-on-Thames
-
River Academy3.4 miles
Secondary · Reading
-
Langtree School3.6 miles
Secondary · Reading
-
Denefield School4.0 miles
Secondary · Reading
Other schools in Reading
Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge ranks 16th 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 School Secondary
- Maiden Erlegh School in Reading Secondary
- Oakbank School Secondary
- Reading Girls' School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge teach?
- Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Reading.
- Who is the headteacher of Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge?
- The headteacher of Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge is Miss Emma Bliss, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge, 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 Chiltern Edge?
- Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge has 374 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge full?
- Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge has capacity for 934 pupils and 374 on roll (40%), 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 Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge a faith school?
- No. Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge has no designated religious character.
- Is Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge a selective school?
- No. Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge part of an academy trust?
- Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge 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.
- How have Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 37.4 in 2022/23 and 44.3 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 Chiltern Edge compare with other schools in Oxfordshire?
- Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge ranked 27th of 41 secondary schools in Oxfordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 54% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% 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 Chiltern Edge's absence rate?
- Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge's overall absence rate is 11.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge'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 10 July 2026.