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Reading School
Reading • Berkshire • RG1 5LW
1
31 Jan 2024
Top 10 Secondary schools in Reading
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
This Top 10 showcases secondary schools in the town of Reading. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total secondary schools
19
Outstanding
3
Good
12
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 18% · G: 71% · RI: 6% · I: 6%
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Kendrick School
Reading • Berkshire • RG1 5BN
1
12 Jan 2023
3
Maiden Erlegh School
Reading • Berkshire • RG6 7HS
1
10 Mar 2020
4
Denefield School
Reading • Berkshire • RG31 6XY
2
17 Dec 2023
5
Langtree School
Reading • Berkshire • RG8 0RA
2
30 Mar 2023
6
King's Academy Prospect
Reading • Berkshire • RG30 4EX
2
29 Nov 2022
7
Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge
Reading • Berkshire • RG4 9LN
2
3 Jul 2022
8
Reading Girls' School
Reading • Berkshire • RG2 7PY
2
20 Jan 2022
9
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
Reading • Berkshire • RG1 5SL
2
5 Jul 2018
10
The Bulmershe School
Reading • Berkshire • RG5 3EU
2
29 Nov 2017
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 secondary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre 2 • Jun 2015
- Little Heath School 2 • Sep 2014
- The Willink School 2 • Mar 2014
- Waingels 2 • May 2013
- Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School 2 • Dec 2012
- The WREN School 3 • Feb 2024
- UTC Reading 4 • Mar 2023