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Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge

Reades Lane, Sonning Common, Reading, Berkshire, RG4 9LN ·

Ofsted:Good· 2022
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At a glance

A state secondary academy for ages 11–16 in Reading. Rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection (May 2022). GCSE results are around the England average (Attainment 8: 44.3 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 16 families put it first for 79 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages
11–16
Pupils
374
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
Oxfordshire
Academy trust
MAIDEN ERLEGH TRUST
Headteacher
Miss Emma Bliss
Opened
Aug 2018

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 10 May 2022
GoodOverall effectiveness
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 67 pupils

Attainment 8
44.3
England 46.1
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
44.8%
England 45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & maths
62.7%
England 64.8%
Progress 8
-0.40
2023/24 · CI -0.74 to -0.07
This school
44.3
Oxfordshire
46.4
England
46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made
79
1st preferences
16
All applications
200
1st prefs per place
0.20
Fewer first choices than places

16 of 16 first-preference applicants were offered a place (100%). 22 offers went to families living in another council area.

Earlier years include data recorded for this school's predecessor.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils
421
Capacity
934
40% full
Girls / boys
47/53
Mixed
  • Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)24.7%
  • English as an additional language9.3%
  • SEN support29.4%
  • Education, Health and Care plan6.4%
  • The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.
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