Berkshire GCSE results 2026: secondary school league table
61 state secondary schools in Berkshire ranked on their 2026 GCSE results (Attainment 8, the 2025/26 academic year, the latest DfE has published for every school), with grade 7+, grade 5+ and grade 4+ in English and maths, cohort size for each school against the England average. 6 schools with no published results are listed at the end. 26 independent schools with published results are listed separately, unranked.
County 67 state secondary schools 2025/26 results
Secondary schools in Berkshire ranked on Attainment 8
61 of 67 schools have published 2026 results. Source: DfE school performance tables, 2025/26.
| Rank | School | Attainment 8 | Grade 7+ English & maths | Grade 5+ English & maths | Grade 4+ English & maths | EBacc APS | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | England average | 46.2 | 14% | 46% | 65% | – | – |
| 1 | Kendrick School Reading · Academy converter | 82.4 | 90% | 99% | 99% | – | 129 |
| 2 | Reading School Reading · Academy converter | 80.6 | 83% | 97% | 98% | – | 157 |
| 3 , up 1 place since 2025 | Langley Grammar School Langley · Academy converter | 78.0 | 85% | 99% | 100% | – | 180 |
| 4 , down 1 place since 2025 | Upton Court Grammar School Slough · Academy converter | 77.3 | 81% | 98% | 99% | – | 166 |
| 5 , up 1 place since 2025 | Herschel Grammar School Slough · Academy converter | 76.3 | 71% | 98% | 99% | – | 149 |
| 6 , down 1 place since 2025 | St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School Slough · Voluntary aided school | 74.6 | 62% | 99% | 99% | – | 157 |
| 7 | The Holt School Wokingham · Academy converter | 65.2 | 35% | 83% | 92% | – | 237 |
| 8 , up 1 place since 2025 | Eden Girls' School, Slough Slough · Free schools | 62.2 | 36% | 73% | 84% | – | 124 |
| 9 , down 1 place since 2025 | The Piggott School Reading · Academy converter | 61.0 | 31% | 72% | 85% | – | 229 |
| 10 , up 3 places since 2025 | Maiden Erlegh School Reading · Academy converter | 59.3 | 28% | 77% | 85% | – | 283 |
| 11 , up 1 place since 2025 | Newlands Girls' School Maidenhead · Academy converter | 58.9 | 23% | 71% | 89% | – | 191 |
| 12 , up 4 places since 2025 | Bohunt School Wokingham Wokingham · Academy sponsor led | 58.4 | 32% | 72% | 84% | – | 249 |
| 13 , down 3 places since 2025 | St Bartholomew's School Newbury · Academy converter | 57.7 | 26% | 67% | 82% | – | 270 |
| 14 , up 3 places since 2025 | Ranelagh School Bracknell · Academy converter | 56.7 | 24% | 67% | 84% | – | 173 |
| 15 , up 4 places since 2025 | The Willink School Reading · Community school | 55.8 | 23% | 64% | 83% | – | 197 |
| 16 , down 2 places since 2025 | Holyport College Holyport · Free schools | 55.1 | 17% | 60% | 83% | – | 84 |
| 17 , up 11 places since 2025 | Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre Reading · Academy converter | 54.9 | 31% | 64% | 80% | – | 250 |
| 18 , down 3 places since 2025 | Edgbarrow School Crowthorne · Academy converter | 54.2 | 21% | 63% | 83% | – | 240 |
| 19 , up 10 places since 2025 | St Joseph's Catholic High School Slough · Academy converter | 54.0 | 17% | 56% | 76% | – | 149 |
| 20 , down 2 places since 2025 | The Langley Academy Slough · Academy sponsor led | 53.4 | 23% | 64% | 83% | – | 173 |
| 21= | St Crispin's School Wokingham · Academy converter | 53.3 | 18% | 54% | 76% | – | 245 |
| 21= , up 3 places since 2025 | Waingels Reading · Academy converter | 53.3 | 14% | 61% | 79% | – | 253 |
| 23 | Charters School Ascot · Academy converter | 53.2 | 19% | 60% | 80% | – | 265 |
| 24= , down 3 places since 2025 | Baylis Court School Slough · Academy converter | 52.2 | 12% | 57% | 76% | – | 157 |
| 24= , down 4 places since 2025 | Reading Girls' School Reading · Academy sponsor led | 52.2 | 21% | 58% | 74% | – | 182 |
| 26 , down 1 place since 2025 | The Bulmershe School Reading · Academy converter | 50.6 | 16% | 53% | 73% | – | 251 |
| 27= , down 16 places since 2025 | Park House School Newbury · Academy converter | 50.5 | 14% | 56% | 74% | – | 182 |
| 27= , down 2 places since 2025 | The Emmbrook School Wokingham · Academy converter | 50.5 | 18% | 56% | 75% | – | 238 |
| 29 , down 4 places since 2025 | The Forest School Wokingham · Academy converter | 49.9 | 21% | 52% | 67% | – | 132 |
| 30 , up 11 places since 2025 | Windsor Girls' School Windsor · Academy converter | 49.3 | 12% | 47% | 70% | – | 217 |
| 31 , up 4 places since 2025 | Denefield School Reading · Academy converter | 49.0 | 14% | 49% | 73% | – | 176 |
| 32 , down 1 place since 2025 | Little Heath School Reading · Voluntary aided school | 48.8 | 13% | 49% | 67% | – | 253 |
| 33 , down 3 places since 2025 | King's Academy Binfield Bracknell · Free schools | 48.2 | 19% | 46% | 71% | – | 204 |
| 34= , up 2 places since 2025 | Kennet School Thatcham · Academy converter | 48.0 | 12% | 48% | 71% | – | 286 |
| 34= , down 2 places since 2025 | The Windsor Boys' School Windsor · Academy converter | 48.0 | 10% | 54% | 74% | – | 250 |
| 36 , up 9 places since 2025 | The Brakenhale School Bracknell · Academy sponsor led | 47.9 | 13% | 51% | 70% | – | 188 |
| 37 , down 4 places since 2025 | Furze Platt Senior School Maidenhead · Academy converter | 47.6 | 18% | 43% | 66% | – | 249 |
| 38 , up 5 places since 2025 | Maiden Erlegh School in Reading Reading · Free schools | 47.5 | 13% | 44% | 64% | – | 174 |
| 39= , down 1 place since 2025 | Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School Reading · Voluntary aided school | 46.3 | 13% | 45% | 62% | – | 186 |
| 39= , down 2 places since 2025 | Sandhurst School Sandhurst · Academy converter | 46.3 | 13% | 46% | 65% | – | 207 |
| 41 , up 8 places since 2025 | Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College Slough · Academy converter | 46.1 | 12% | 43% | 61% | – | 180 |
| 42 , down 8 places since 2025 | Ditton Park Academy Slough · Free schools | 45.7 | 9% | 42% | 67% | – | 177 |
| 43 , down 3 places since 2025 | Cox Green School Maidenhead · Academy converter | 44.8 | 11% | 45% | 67% | – | 179 |
| 44 , down 3 places since 2025 | Desborough College Maidenhead · Academy sponsor led | 44.6 | 7% | 40% | 63% | – | 111 |
| 45= , up 14 places since 2025 | John O'Gaunt School Hungerford · Academy sponsor led | 43.2 | 17% | 36% | 56% | – | 84 |
| 45= , up 2 places since 2025 | Trinity School Newbury · Academy converter | 43.2 | 10% | 36% | 57% | – | 199 |
| 47 , down 9 places since 2025 | Churchmead Church of England (VA) School Slough · Voluntary aided school | 42.8 | 10% | 34% | 55% | – | 120 |
| 48 , up 6 places since 2025 | Wexham School Slough · Community school | 42.6 | 11% | 36% | 56% | – | 203 |
| 49 , up 3 places since 2025 | The Westgate School Slough · Academy converter | 42.5 | 10% | 45% | 64% | – | 229 |
| 50= , down 5 places since 2025 | Garth Hill College Bracknell · Community school | 42.2 | 6% | 34% | 53% | – | 252 |
| 50= , up 5 places since 2025 | Theale Green School Reading · Academy sponsor led | 42.2 | 9% | 35% | 66% | – | 134 |
| 52 , down 4 places since 2025 | King's Academy Easthampstead Park Bracknell · Academy converter | 41.5 | 7% | 38% | 57% | – | 170 |
| 53 , up 3 places since 2025 | Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy Slough · Free schools | 41.2 | 6% | 30% | 57% | – | 173 |
| 54 | Oakbank School Reading · Free schools | 40.7 | 8% | 39% | 59% | – | 78 |
| 55 , down 2 places since 2025 | Altwood Church of England School Maidenhead · Academy converter | 40.0 | 4% | 29% | 53% | – | 133 |
| 56 , up 1 place since 2025 | King's Academy Prospect Reading · Academy converter | 39.7 | 12% | 42% | 55% | – | 222 |
| 57 , down 13 places since 2025 | The WREN School Reading · Free schools | 39.2 | 8% | 34% | 50% | – | 167 |
| 58 | Hartland High School Reading · Academy sponsor led | 37.8 | 7% | 36% | 53% | – | 105 |
| 59 , down 8 places since 2025 | Grove Academy Slough · Free schools | 34.9 | 3% | 24% | 51% | – | 121 |
| 60 , down 10 places since 2025 | UTC Reading Reading · University technical college | 34.5 | 4% | 28% | 44% | – | 68 |
| 61 , down 3 places since 2025 | Beechwood School Slough · Academy converter | 33.2 | 6% | 22% | 40% | – | 147 |
| – | Dedworth Middle School Windsor · Academy converter · No published GCSE results | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | River Academy Reading · Free schools · No published GCSE results | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | St Edward's Royal Free Ecumenical Middle School, Windsor Windsor · Voluntary aided school · No published GCSE results | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | St Peter's Church of England Middle School Windsor · Academy sponsor led · No published GCSE results | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | The Downs School Newbury · Academy converter · No published GCSE results | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | Trevelyan Middle School Windsor · Academy converter · No published GCSE results | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Schools with the same Attainment 8 score share a rank (shown as "=").
Under each rank: the change since the 2025 table, in places gained (+) or lost (−). No figure means the rank is unchanged or the school had no ranked 2025 result.
Independent schools in Berkshire with published GCSE results
Listed as published, not ranked. The DfE tables count only reformed GCSEs, so a school whose pupils sit IGCSE, Pre-U or the IB reports a lower figure than its results merit, or none at all. Compare independent schools on their own published examination results and inspection reports.
| School | Attainment 8 (as published) | Grade 5+ English & maths | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Madani Girls School Slough · Other independent school | 49.0 | 67% | 15 |
| Al-Madani Independent Grammar School Other independent school | 61.9 | 88% | 17 |
| Bradfield College Bradfield · Other independent school | 31.3 | 0% | 164 |
| Claires Court Schools Maidenhead · Other independent school | 31.5 | 0% | 104 |
| Crosfields School Reading · Other independent school | 63.3 | 86% | 56 |
| Downe House Thatcham · Other independent school | 14.4 | 0% | 91 |
| Eton College Windsor · Other independent school | 23.1 | 0% | 264 |
| Heathfield School Ascot · Other independent school | 14.0 | 0% | 49 |
| Holme Grange School Wokingham · Other independent school | 34.1 | 0% | 75 |
| International School of Creative Arts Ascot · Other independent school · 2025 results | 7.2 | 0% | 7 |
| Leighton Park School Reading · Other independent school | 14.8 | 0% | 187 |
| Long Close School Slough · Other independent school | 56.1 | 74% | 23 |
| Luckley House School Other independent school | 28.2 | 3% | 81 |
| LVS Ascot Ascot · Other independent school | 24.4 | 0% | 119 |
| OneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus Other independent school | 7.0 | 0% | 9 |
| Pangbourne College Reading · Other independent school | 32.4 | 0% | 82 |
| Queen Anne's School Reading · Other independent school | 26.8 | 0% | 63 |
| Reading Blue Coat School Berkshire · Other independent school | 19.5 | 0% | 114 |
| Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading Reading · Other independent school | 8.0 | 0% | 8 |
| Reddam House Berkshire Wokingham · Other independent school | 28.2 | 0% | 82 |
| St Gabriel's School Berkshire · Other independent school | 48.9 | 70% | 37 |
| St George's School Other independent school | 32.0 | 0% | 38 |
| St Mary's School Ascot Ascot · Other independent school | 32.2 | 0% | 60 |
| The Abbey School Reading Reading · Other independent school | 29.8 | 0% | 109 |
| The Marist School Ascot · Other independent school | 68.9 | 86% | 42 |
| Wellington College Other independent school | 17.8 | 0% | 234 |