Reading Girls' School
Secondary schoolReading Girls' School is a secondary school in Reading, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 905 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), November 2021
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 24 November 2021
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Reading Girls' School was 52.2, against 51.1 in Reading and 46.2 in England.
57.7% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Reading | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 52.2 | 51.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 57.7% | 54.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 73.6% | 67.9% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 182 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- OneSchool Global Reading Senior CampusIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file550 m
- The Palmer Primary AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), November 2022. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)560 m
- Blagdon Nursery SchoolNursery. School remains Outstanding, May 2024680 m
- Whitley Park Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)710 m
- Hamilton SchoolSpecial. Good (overall), May 2024820 m
- Groveside SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file830 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Reading
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).