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Reading Blue Coat School

Mixed · ages 11–19 · with sixth form · selective (grammar) · Church of EnglandWokingham, South East · Berkshire RG4 6SUSchool website
Pupils on roll
850of 920 places
Free school meals
Year 11 cohort 2025
109
Ofsted
Not covered by Ofsted school inspections
What the data says

The Department for Education has not published where Reading Blue Coat School’s Year 11 leavers went next (destination measures are not published for independent schools), so this page relies on the school’s results and subjects.

Religious Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 98% of the year group took it, against 31% of pupils across England.

A level grades average B+, well above the England average of B-; 27% of students achieved AAB or better including two facilitating subjects (England 18%). The largest A level subjects are Mathematics, Economics and Psychology.

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Wokingham and England.

The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.

GCSE results 2025

MeasureReading Blue Coat SchoolWokinghamEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)17.753.246.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths0%61%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths0%77%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects0%51%41%
EBacc average point score0.104.854.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort12%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils35.634.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils55.750.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language22%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
Religious Studies10798%31%89%32%100%
Physical Education3128%11%94%24%100%
Geology2119%0%95%61%100%
Design and Technology1917%11%89%23%100%
Computer Science1917%13%84%30%100%
Drama1817%7%83%27%100%
Fine Art1716%9%24%28%76%
Music98%5%100%33%100%
Latin76%1%86%74%100%
Chinese11%1%75%
Italian11%0%53%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Music performance: Group11%
Music performance: Group11%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureReading Blue Coat SchoolWokinghamEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study286
— of whom A level students141999261,341
Average A level gradeB+B-B-
Average points per A level entry44.5037.5435.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsB+B-B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects27%20%18%
Average grade, applied general courses
Average grade, T levels

A level subjects

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Mathematics6345%31%
Economics4230%13%
Psychology3525%23%
Business Studies3122%13%
Chemistry2921%17%
Biology2921%20%
Politics2618%6%
History2216%13%
Religious Studies2216%4%
Physics1913%12%
Computer Science129%5%
Further Mathematics118%5%
Physical Education107%3%
English Literature96%11%
Geology86%0%
Fine Art75%3%
Chinese0%
Drama2%
French1%
German0%
Italian0%
Latin0%
Music0%
Spanish2%
Classical Civilisation1%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)5942%
Further MathematicsGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
Further MathematicsGCE AS level (All)

Other secondary schools in Wokingham

Maiden Erlegh School

Academy converter · sixth form · 1,841 pupils

95% stayed in education · Attainment 8 55.5

Oakbank School

Free schools · 300 pupils

79% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.3

St Crispin's School

Academy converter · sixth form · 1,549 pupils

88% stayed in education · Attainment 8 51.7

The Bulmershe School

Academy converter · sixth form · 1,530 pupils

90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 50.7

The Emmbrook School

Academy converter · sixth form · 1,354 pupils

78% stayed in education · Attainment 8 50.7

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.