It is my pleasure to welcome you to our website and to our school. Maiden Erlegh School in Reading is a successful comprehensive school for 11-16 year olds, serving the East Reading community.
We have firm commitment to the very highest standards of teaching and care for our students. Our school provides a rich environment in which students of all backgrounds and abilities make strong academic progress and where students grow towards adulthood developing their skills, knowledge, character and aspirations.
We are proud of our exciting curriculum which offers our students a wide range of interesting learning opportunities and which provides a broad suite of qualifications that will enhance their life chances, provide a strong foundation for further education and open up opportunities for future careers.
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading has a clear ethos that all students should fulfill their potential and our expert and hard-working staff team are dedicated to this end. Teachers are passionate about their subjects and focused on delivering varied and stimulating lessons. Support staff work tirelessly to ensure the school can provide the best education possible. As a result, our exceptional students are enthusiastic about their learning and about life and they help to make our school a very happy place to study and work.
Our school benefits from being a part of the highly successful Maiden Erlegh Trust and we reflect, in all that we do, the Trust values of: aiming high, being inclusive and working together.
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Mr Matt Grantham as the new Headteacher of Maiden Erlegh School in Readi...
This week marks a significant milestone in our sustainability journey as we celebrate one year of working in partnership...
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We are excited to announce the Maiden Erlegh Trust Ski Trip 2026. It is open to all students in Years 7, 8, and 9 at Mai...
We are delighted to launch the Inter-School Sports Programme — a series of sports activities and events...
The release of the Netflix show Adolescence has highlighted the importance of discussions around the negative influences...
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Friday 4 April 2025 is an extraordinary INSET day across all Maiden Erlegh Trust (MET) schools. On this day, all our sch...
Excellence, inclusion, and ambition define the school’s ethos. Established in 2015 to serve the local East Reading...
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We are excited to invite you to the Maiden Erlegh Trust Annual Careers Fair, an event which can open doors to exciting o...
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Thursday 13th February is National School Governors' Awareness Day, a time to recognise the invaluable contribu...
South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU) is offering free webinars on online safety for parents/carers and prof...
Jeremy gave an inspiring and sensitive talk to students in Year 8, 10 and 11 about his own lived experience. Altho...
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