Maiden Erlegh SchoolThe Forest School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Maiden Erlegh School and The Forest School are secondary schools.
Maiden Erlegh School scores 75 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and The Forest School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average). Maiden Erlegh School is ahead on our composite score.
Maiden Erlegh School was judged Outstanding and The Forest School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 59.3 for Maiden Erlegh School and 49.9 for The Forest School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Maiden Erlegh School (59.2 in 2021-22, 59.3 in 2025-26) and has fallen at The Forest School (53.5 in 2021-22, 49.9 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | ReadingMaiden Erlegh School | WokinghamThe Forest School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B75/100Stronger figure | C58/100 | |
| Local ranking | 2nd of 10 in Wokingham Stronger figure | 8th of 10 in Wokingham | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,841 | 1,042 | |
| Capacity | 1,788 | 1,450 | |
| Location | Reading, RG6 7HS | Wokingham, RG41 5NE | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 59.3 Stronger figure | 49.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 77.4% Stronger figure | 51.5% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 85.2% Stronger figure | 66.7% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 283 | 132 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 228 | 41 | |
| A-level average points | 38.4 Stronger figure | 28.7 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 38.5 Stronger figure | 27.8 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 20.6% Stronger figure | 3.3% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,872 | 927 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 7.3% | 12.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 41.0% | 32.9% | |
| SEN support | 14.3% | 5.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 5.6% | 1.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.0% | 6.2% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 19.3% | 15.3% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Maiden Erlegh School
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