Hamilton School

State-Funded School

hamilton-school-reading-south-east

South EastRegion

ReadingLocal Authority

Reading CentralConstituency

RG1 5SGPostcode

0.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Hamilton School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–18, located in Reading, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 64 pupils. Hamilton School is part of Maiden Erlegh Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 3.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.14

Ethnicity

White

77%

Black

Mixed

17%

Pupils

Total Pupils

95%Boys

5%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

73%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 64
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Maiden Erlegh Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
23 Jun 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
19 Dec 2018	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.