Theale Green School
Ofsted: Expected
Score
D49
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Reading, RG7 5DA
- Distance
- 4.6km away
The Willink School
School Lane, Burghfield Common, Reading, RG7 3XJ
Local ranking3rd of 9 secondary schools in West Berkshire
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
995
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 6 May 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 55.8 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 64.0% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 82.7% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 197
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 95.0%
- Continued in education
- 91.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 3.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 85.0%
- Higher education
- 45.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 35.0%
- Not sustained
- 10.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B-
Avg A-Level Grade
35.3
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
36.8
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
110
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 19.8% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 24.9
- 16-18 Cohort
- 209
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1233
- Boys
- 588 (49%)
- Girls
- 617 (51%)
- Capacity
- 995 (121% full)
- SEND
- 19.5%
- FSM Eligible
- 13.8%
- EAL
- 5.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.7%
- SEN Support
- 15.7%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 70.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,337/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 20.7% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- Not applicable
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 80.9%
- White Other: 4.7%
- Mixed White & Asian: 3.0%
- Asian Indian: 2.0%
- Mixed Other: 1.6%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.5%
- Black African: 1.1%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.1%
80.9%
White British
4.7%
White Other
3.0%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
School Lane
Reading, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 110048
- UKPRN
- 10006865
- Establishment No.
- 4031
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