UTC Reading
Ofsted: Not judgedUniversity technical college · Secondary
Reading · RG1 5RQ · Reading
Ages 14–19
- Att840.7
- P8-0.8
- EM5+47%
- Absence12.9%
0.0 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 141886
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
Free schools · Reading · RG1 5SL
Ages 11–16 · 889 pupils · Reading
Ofsted
School remains Good
Attainment 8
47.7
Overall absence
9.3%
Admissions demand
0.99 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2023-11-09
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8+0.12
−20+2
Attainment 847.7
English & maths grade 5+47%
English & maths grade 4+72%
EBacc entry54%
EBacc APS: 4.3
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence9.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)28.9%
Unauthorised3.7%
- Authorised absence
- 5.6%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 5.5%
- Enrolments in measure
- 935
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
0.99 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
175
Places offered
180
1st-preference offers
128
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 599
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 180
- Applications from outside LA
- 56
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 8
- Admissions policy (GIAS)
- Non-selective
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill99%
889 pupils · 900 places
- Pupils on roll
- 889
- Boys / girls
- 548 / 341
- School capacity
- 900
- Capacity fill
- 889 / 900 (99%)
- Free school meals
- 29%
- FSM pupils
- 257
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Free schools
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
0 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: MAIDEN ERLEGH TRUST
- Academy trust
- MAIDEN ERLEGH TRUST
- Sponsor
- Maiden Erlegh Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Gibbs
Location
- Address
- 81 Crescent Road
- Postcode
- RG1 5SL
- Town
- Reading
- County
- Berkshire
- Local authority
- Reading
- District
- Reading
- Constituency
- Reading Central
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed free schools (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Reading, Reading, 889 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 29%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Reading School
Ofsted: OutstandingAcademy converter · Secondary
Reading · RG1 5LW · Reading
Ages 11–18
- Att881.1
- P80.9
- EM5+100%
- Absence5.7%
0.6 miles away
Maiden Erlegh School
Ofsted: OutstandingAcademy converter · Secondary
Reading · RG6 7HS · Wokingham
Ages 11–18
- Att858.5
- P80.6
- EM5+73%
- Absence7.3%
1.0 miles away
Kendrick School
Ofsted: OutstandingAcademy converter · Secondary
Reading · RG1 5BN · Reading
Ages 11–18
- Att884.4
- P81.1
- EM5+100%
- Absence5.4%
1.1 miles away
Academy converter · Secondary
Reading · RG5 3EU · Wokingham
Ages 11–18
- FSM16.9%
- Demand1.02
1.1 miles away
Reading Girls' School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Reading · RG2 7PY · Reading
Ages 11–18
- Att847.8
- P80.1
- EM5+54%
- Absence8.3%
1.2 miles away
Hartland High School
Ofsted: InadequateAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Reading · RG2 8AF · Reading
Ages 11–18
- FSM45.2%
1.8 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Gibbs
- Telephone
- 01189668065