Maiden Erlegh SchoolThe Holt School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Maiden Erlegh School and The Holt School are secondary schools.
Maiden Erlegh School scores 77 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and The Holt School scores 84 out of 100 (grade B, strong). The Holt School is ahead on our composite score.
Maiden Erlegh School was judged Outstanding and The Holt School was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 55.5 for Maiden Erlegh School and 63.7 for The Holt School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Maiden Erlegh School (59.2 in 2021-22, 55.5 in 2024-25) and has fallen at The Holt School (65.8 in 2021-22, 63.7 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | ReadingMaiden Erlegh School | WokinghamThe Holt School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B77/100 | B84/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 2nd of 9 in Wokingham | 1st of 9 in Wokingham Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Outstanding | Ofsted: Outstanding | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Girls | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,872 | 1,454 | |
| Capacity | 1,788 | 1,500 | |
| Location | Reading, RG6 7HS | Wokingham, RG41 1EE | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 55.5 | 63.7 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 64.5% | 80.4% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 76.7% | 89.2% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 75.6% | 77.5% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.15 | 5.99 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 279 | 240 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 228 | 118 | |
| A-level average points | 38.4 | 42.3 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B | B+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 38.5 | 42.1 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 20.6% | 33.1% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,872 | 1,454 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 7.3% | 6.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 41.0% | 38.2% | |
| SEN support | 14.3% | 7.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 5.6% | 1.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.0% | 5.5% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 19.3% | 14.2% 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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