Reading School

State-Funded School

reading-school-reading-south-east

South EastRegion

ReadingLocal Authority

Reading CentralConstituency

RG1 5LWPostcode

10.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,138 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 83
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 100%
EBacc average point score: 8.25

Ethnicity

White

18%

Asian

58%

Black

Mixed

11%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,138

Total Pupils

100%Boys

0%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

21%

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: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,138
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
31 Jan 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
18 Jun 2010	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.