My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
44%Agree
46%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
0%Reading Girls' School
Academy sponsor led — Secondary
RG2 7PY / 11–18 / Girls / None
Good
Ofsted
51.8
Attainment 8
88%
parents recommend
🏆 Strong results
Rated Good by Ofsted in 2021
Good
Good
Inspected 2021
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early Years
Sixth Form
Recognised with 1 performance badge
🏆 Strong results
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 51.8
- Progress 8
- 0.05
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 54.5%
88% of parents would recommend this school
115 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
54%Agree
40%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
42%Agree
47%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
7%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
5%Agree
9%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
4%Not applicable
73%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
24%Agree
46%Disagree
22%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
5%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
19%Agree
24%Disagree
13%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
0%Not applicable
38%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
12%No
88%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 14 parents
Strongly agree
14%Agree
30%Disagree
21%Strongly disagree
21%Don't know
14%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
43%Agree
42%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
11%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
38%Agree
41%Disagree
13%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
8%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
19%Agree
47%Disagree
19%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
12%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
30%Agree
57%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
4%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
30%Agree
57%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
3%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
31%Agree
42%Disagree
10%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
14%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
88%No
12%23.5% of pupils receive SEN support
23.5%
SEN support
1.9%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 2.5%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 5.2%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 0.9%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 1%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 11.3%
67.2% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 67.2%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 18.8:1
- Free school meals
- 28.2%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 18.8:1
- Overall absence
- 7.78%
- Persistent absence
- 22.05%
- English as additional language
- 43.1%
- Teachers with QTS
- 85.5%
- White
- 23.4%
- Mixed
- 9.9%
- Asian
- 50.4%
- Black
- 5.7%
- Other
- 1.5%
White British15.8%
Other White7.5%
Gypsy / Roma0.1%
Other Mixed3.3%
White & Black Caribbean3.1%
White & Asian2.2%
White & Black African1.3%
Pakistani18.1%
Other Asian17%
Indian10.8%
Chinese3.4%
Bangladeshi1.1%
Caribbean3.1%
African1.3%
Other Black1.3%