Reading Girls' School

State-Funded School

reading-girls-school-reading-south-east

South EastRegion

ReadingLocal Authority

Earley and WoodleyConstituency

RG2 7PYPostcode

7.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Reading Girls' School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Reading, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 905 pupils. Reading Girls' School is part of THE THAMES LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 51.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 54.5%
EBacc average point score: 4.62

Ethnicity

White

24%

Asian

47%

Black

12%

Mixed

10%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

905

Total Pupils

0%Boys

100%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

28%

England average

27%

First language not English

43%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 905
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: THE THAMES LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
20 Jan 2022	Outstanding	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good
8 Apr 2016	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.