Secondary schools in Reading
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Reading has 11 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 1,475 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 89% stayed in education (England 86%): 51% in a school sixth form, 9% at a sixth form college, 26% at a further education college.
Apprenticeships take 2% of leavers, well below the England rate of 3%.
4% of leavers had no sustained destination six months on, fewer than the 6% across England.
After sixth form, 56% of students in Reading went to university (England 37%), and 40% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
After Year 11: Reading against England
| Measure | Reading | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 1,475 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 89% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 51% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 9% | 13% |
| — further education college | 26% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in Reading
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (11)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic SchoolVoluntary aided school · sixth form | 1,082 | 92% | 50% | 27% | 3% | 67% | 46.0 | 39% |
| Hartland High SchoolAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 589 | 60% | 10% | 45% | 5% | 15% | — | — |
| Highdown School and Sixth Form CentreAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,537 | 95% | 53% | 18% | 2% | 45% | 50.4 | 57% |
| Kendrick SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form · selective | 939 | 99% | 90% | 0% | 0% | 85% | 84.0 | 100% |
| King's Academy ProspectAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,157 | 82% | 38% | 39% | 2% | 35% | 36.8 | 29% |
| Maiden Erlegh School in ReadingFree schools | 889 | 89% | 48% | 33% | 1% | — | 45.6 | 47% |
| Reading Girls' SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 905 | 90% | 52% | 31% | 1% | — | 51.8 | 55% |
| Reading SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form · selective | 1,138 | 99% | 93% | 1% | 1% | 84% | 83.0 | 100% |
| River AcademyFree schools · sixth form | 373 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| The WREN SchoolFree schools · sixth form | 931 | 85% | 44% | 37% | 2% | 37% | 44.8 | 41% |
| UTC ReadingUniversity technical college · sixth form | 299 | 88% | 48% | 30% | 1% | 47% | 42.0 | 38% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (7)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leighton Park Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 581 | — | — | — | — | — | 15.0 | 0% |
| OneSchool Global Reading Senior Campusindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | 58.0 | 67% |
| Queen Anne's Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 327 | — | — | — | — | — | 36.0 | 0% |
| The Abbey School Readingindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 807 | — | — | — | — | — | 27.6 | 0% |
| Hamilton Schoolstate · Academy special sponsor led · sixth form | 64 | 67% | 0% | 67% | 0% | — | 3.3 | 0% |
| Thames Valley Schoolstate · Free schools special | 78 | 70% | 0% | 50% | 0% | — | — | — |
| The Avenue Special Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 253 | 100% | 0% | 13% | 0% | — | — | — |