Reading School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 21 November 2023

This school inspires pupils to be the best versions of themselves. Impressively high aspirations for academic excellence are matched by those for pupils' holistic development. Pupils rise consistently to meet and exceed these expectations, achieving very well academically by the time they leave the school. Those who join the school in the sixth form do equally well. Just as importantly, pupils develop into kind and thoughtful young people who are keen to make their mark on the world. The school's work focuses clearly on developing people of character. The Floreat programme gives pupils deliberately planned opportunities to learn deeply about relationships, resilience and leadership. The effectiveness of this work is constantly evident, through how pupils interact with each other, respond to challenges and lead aspects such as house events and a broad range of clubs and activities. They extend this work successfully beyond their own school community, such as through engaging pupils from local primary schools in the 'Future Stories' programme. Pupils' attitudes to learning are consistently positive. Their enthusiastic engagement with learning matures into determined commitment to their studies. They are equally committed to the broad range of enrichment activities provided by the 'electives' curriculum, which all pupils benefit from.

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