My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
69%Agree
24%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
2%Reading School
Academy converter — Secondary
RG1 5LW / 11–18 / Boys / None
Outstanding
Ofsted
83
Attainment 8
96%
parents recommend
🏆 Exceptional results🏆 Exceptional sixth form⭐ Exceptional teaching🎓 Top university pathways🎓 Oxbridge track record
Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in 2023
Outstanding
Outstanding
Inspected 2023
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early Years
Sixth FormOutstanding
Recognised with 5 performance badges
🏆 Exceptional results🏆 Exceptional sixth form⭐ Exceptional teaching🎓 Top university pathways🎓 Oxbridge track record
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 83
- Progress 8
- 0.89
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 100%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 48.96
- Achieving AAB+
- 62.9%
96% of parents would recommend this school
291 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
75%Agree
23%Disagree
1%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
0%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
72%Agree
22%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
2%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
5%Agree
5%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
5%Not applicable
81%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
50%Agree
40%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
1%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
31%Agree
19%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
3%Not applicable
41%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
10%No
90%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 29 parents
Strongly agree
62%Agree
21%Disagree
0%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
14%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
71%Agree
23%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
3%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
59%Agree
33%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
3%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
50%Agree
41%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
2%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
72%Agree
26%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
0%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
72%Agree
25%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
1%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
69%Agree
24%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
3%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
96%No
4%4.5% of pupils receive SEN support
4.5%
SEN support
0.7%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 0%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 0%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 0%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 0%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 0%
97.3% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Selective
- Oversubscribed
- Yes
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 97.3%
83% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 96%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 1%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 83%
- Entered top-third university
- 82%
- Achieved a degree
- 93%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 16:1
- Free school meals
- 3.7%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 16:1
- Overall absence
- 4.02%
- Persistent absence
- 6.61%
- English as additional language
- 19.4%
- Teachers with QTS
- 91.2%
- White
- 19.7%
- Mixed
- 9.5%
- Asian
- 65.1%
- Black
- 0.7%
- Other
- 1.9%
White British15.3%
Other White4.3%
Irish0.1%
White & Asian4.5%
Other Mixed4.5%
White & Black Caribbean0.3%
White & Black African0.2%
Indian45%
Chinese8%
Pakistani6.2%
Other Asian5.3%
Bangladeshi0.6%
Caribbean0.3%
African0.2%
Other Black0.2%