Maiden Erlegh SchoolUTC Reading

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Reading.

Summary of the comparison

Maiden Erlegh School and UTC Reading are secondary schools in Reading.

  • Maiden Erlegh School scores 77 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and UTC Reading scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Maiden Erlegh School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Maiden Erlegh School was judged Outstanding and UTC Reading was judged the expected standard.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 55.5 for Maiden Erlegh School and 42.0 for UTC Reading.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Maiden Erlegh School (59.2 in 2021-22, 55.5 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at UTC Reading (42.7 in 2021-22, 42.0 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Maiden Erlegh School versus UTC Reading compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ReadingMaiden Erlegh SchoolReadingUTC ReadingEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB77/100Stronger figureD46/100
Local ranking2nd of 9 in Wokingham 9th of 10 in Reading
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter University technical college
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 14-19
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,872 286
Capacity1,788 600
LocationReading, RG6 7HS Reading, RG1 5RQ
GCSE results
Attainment 855.5 Stronger figure42.0 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths64.5% Stronger figure38.0% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths76.7% Stronger figure57.0% 64.8%
Entering EBacc75.6% Stronger figure0.0% 40.5%
EBacc average point score5.15 Stronger figure3.06 4.09
Cohort279 79
A-level results
A-level entries228 67
A-level average points38.4 Stronger figure23.2 35.0
A-level average gradeB D+
Best 3 A-levels points38.5 Stronger figure23.6 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects20.6% Stronger figure17.6% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,872 286
Free school meals (ever 6)7.3% 24.5%
English as an additional language41.0% 33.6%
SEN support14.3% 16.4%
SEN with an EHC plan5.6% 0.7%
Attendance
Overall absence7.0% Stronger figure13.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence19.3% Stronger figure39.3% 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

UTC Reading

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