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Maiden Erlegh School

Mixed · ages 11–18 · with sixth formWokingham, South East · Reading RG6 7HSTrust: Maiden Erlegh TrustSchool website
Pupils on roll
1,841of 1,788 places
Free school meals
6.7%
Year 11 cohort 2025
279
Ofsted
Standards maintained, 30 April 2025Read the Ofsted report

Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Maiden Erlegh School (URN 110064, until 1 April 2011).

What the data says

Of the 278 pupils who finished Year 11 at Maiden Erlegh School in 2023, 71% stayed on in Maiden Erlegh School’s own sixth form (Wokingham average 47%), 21% went to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.

Among the 255 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 73% went to university (Wokingham 61%, England 37%), and 33% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.

GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 55.5 against 46.1 across England and 53.2 in Wokingham, with 65% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).

German is unusually popular at GCSE: 21% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.

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.

Maiden Erlegh School
Wokingham
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureMaiden Erlegh SchoolWokinghamEngland
Pupils in the cohort2782,011607,348
Any sustained destination98%94%92%
Stayed in education95%89%86%
— school sixth form71%47%34%
— sixth form college2%14%13%
— further education college21%25%37%
— other education2%3%2%
Apprenticeship2%3%3%
Employment1%2%3%
No sustained destination1%4%6%
Destination unknown1%2%3%

Where students went after sixth form

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

Maiden Erlegh School
Wokingham
England
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureMaiden Erlegh SchoolWokinghamEngland
Students in the cohort2551,080541,441
Any sustained destination94%90%79%
University (higher education)73%61%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students33%30%19%
Further education1%1%5%
Apprenticeship5%5%7%
Employment15%22%28%
No sustained destination4%7%16%

GCSE results 2025

MeasureMaiden Erlegh SchoolWokinghamEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)55.553.246.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths65%61%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths77%77%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects76%51%41%
EBacc average point score5.154.854.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort8%12%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils35.235.634.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils57.355.750.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language32%22%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
English Language27699%89%22%20%83%
Mathematics27398%88%37%22%85%
English Literature26194%86%25%21%87%
Religious Studies26093%31%51%32%83%
Combined Science22079%65%19%9%77%
Geography20473%41%29%25%74%
French8330%18%24%29%58%
Spanish7326%19%27%27%70%
History6624%41%35%26%70%
Computer Science6423%13%27%30%75%
Photography6222%6%40%19%97%
Physical Education5821%11%22%24%60%
German5821%5%26%33%67%
Chemistry5620%23%86%47%100%
Biology5620%23%84%45%100%
Physics5620%23%91%46%100%
Food Preparation and Nutrition5520%8%24%21%65%
Design and Technology5419%11%11%23%48%
Art and Design5319%7%32%24%96%
Economics4717%1%34%34%85%
Drama4115%7%24%27%80%
Music186%5%33%33%78%
Chinese124%1%100%75%100%
Turkish31%0%71%
Japanese21%0%53%
Russian10%0%87%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Small Business Management5625%
Computer Appreciation / Introduction2310%
Health Studies188%
Sports / Movement Science125%
Speech and Drama104%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureMaiden Erlegh SchoolWokinghamEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study460
— of whom A level students228999261,341
Average A level gradeBB-B-
Average points per A level entry38.4037.5435.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsBB-B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects21%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
Mathematics9943%31%
Psychology7834%23%
Sociology5524%13%
Biology5424%20%
Chemistry5424%17%
Economics4118%13%
Physics3716%12%
Business Studies3314%13%
Law2411%4%
Computer Science209%5%
History188%13%
Photography177%3%
Further Mathematics177%5%
Geography177%10%
Film Studies167%2%
English Language157%4%
English Literature136%11%
Product Design125%2%
Spanish115%2%
Art and Design115%1%
Physical Education115%3%
Fine Art84%3%
Drama73%2%
Polish0%
Religious Studies4%
Chinese0%
German0%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)146%
BiologyBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*115%
Sports StudiesOCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 373%
Business StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*
ChemistryGCE AS level (All)
Further MathematicsGCE AS level (All)
Further MathematicsGCE AS level (Not continued to A2)
Mathematical StudiesCore Maths Qualifications at Level 3

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The Forest School

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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.