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Schools in Reading

Search and compare schools in Reading with map view, rankings, Ofsted context, performance data and admissions research links. Use this page as a local hub before opening individual school profiles or building a side-by-side comparison.

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Starting school in September 2027

  • Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
  • Primary (Reception): apply by 15 January 2027; offers on 16 April 2027.

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Phase
Schools indexed
73
in Reading
Average Attainment 8
51.5
national 46.4
Average Progress 8
+0.12
national 0.00
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
55%
national 45%
Good or Outstanding
67%
of 36 inspected

Averages cover state mainstream schools, the basis of the national figures. Special and independent schools are in the table below but not in the averages.

Ofsted across Reading

Most recent inspection outcome for every school with a published judgement. Click a bar to filter the table.

Spread of Attainment 8

Number of Reading secondaries in each band. Click a bar to filter the table.

Reading schools

Ranked by Attainment 8 — switch the measure to reorder

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Select#SchoolAttainment 8Progress 85+ Eng & maths
1Kendrick School
Academy converter · Outstanding
82.4+1.0799%
2Reading School
Academy converter · Outstanding
80.6+0.8997%
3Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre
Academy converter
54.9+0.2564%
4St Joseph's College
Other independent school
52.4—0%
5Reading Girls' School
Academy sponsor led · Good
52.2+0.0558%
6Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
Free schools
47.5+0.1244%
7Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Voluntary aided school
46.3-0.0245%
8King's Academy Prospect
Academy converter · Good
39.7-0.3942%
9The WREN School
Free schools · Requires improvement
39.2-0.1334%
10John Madejski Academy
Academy sponsor led · Inadequate
37.8—36%
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High-attainment secondary schools in Reading

Kendrick School
SecondaryAttainment 8 82.4Progress 8 +1.07
Reading School
SecondaryAttainment 8 80.6Progress 8 +0.89
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre
SecondaryAttainment 8 54.9Progress 8 +0.25
Reading Girls' School
SecondaryAttainment 8 52.2Progress 8 +0.05
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
SecondaryAttainment 8 47.5Progress 8 +0.12

Catchment distances and university destinations in Reading

We hold the last distance offered for 25 Reading schools, 2023–2026, from the council’s allocation figures. See Reading school catchment distances

Most leavers to Oxford or Cambridge

  1. Reading School14.5% (2015/16–2019/20)
  2. Kendrick School9.7% (2015/16–2019/20)
  3. Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre1.3% (2015/16–2019/20)
  4. King's Academy Prospect0.3% (2015/16–2019/20)

Most leavers to Russell Group universities

  1. Reading School74.7% (2015/16–2019/20)
  2. Kendrick School69.0% (2015/16–2019/20)
  3. Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre26.9% (2015/16–2019/20)
  4. Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School12.3% (2015/16–2019/20)
  5. UTC Reading9.7% (2015/16–2019/20)

Share of sixth-form leavers, pooled over the years shown (Department for Education destination data). England Oxbridge rankings

Schools in other South East areas