Secondary schools in Reading
22 secondary schools in Reading, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings. All-through schools, which take pupils from 4 to 18, are listed on both the primary and the secondary page for their town.
Reading in figures
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 21 schools in Reading first 3,591 times for 3,498 places: 1.03 first choices per place. 8 of the 21 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 4 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 1.00 miles (River Academy) to 2.15 miles (The Piggott School).
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
- Kendrick School
- Maiden Erlegh School
- Reading School
- Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
- Denefield School
- Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre
- King's Academy Prospect
- Langtree School
- Little Heath School
- Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
- Reading Girls' School
- The Piggott School
- UTC Reading
- Waingels
- Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge
- The WREN School
- The Willink School
- Theale Green School
- Hartland High School
- Oakbank School
- River Academy
- The Bulmershe School
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