Maiden Erlegh School

Maiden Erlegh School
Address
Silverdale Road Earley Reading , Berkshire , RG6 7HS England
Coordinates	51.43748°N 0.92454°W / 51.43748; -0.92454
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Qui Veut Peut (Traditional); Opportunity, Diversity and Success for All (modern)
Local authority	Wokingham
Department for Education URN	136637 Tables
Head teacher	Paul Gibson
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	1,841
Houses	Bolt, Attenborough, Curie, Wilde, Roddick, Yousafzai
Website	http://maidenerleghschool.co.uk

Maiden Erlegh School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Earley (near Reading) in Berkshire, England.[1]

It was established in 1962 as a Comprehensive school secondary school to serve the families of Wokingham. Today it is the lead school of Maiden Erlegh Trust, having converted to an academy in 2011.[2] It has capacity for 1,788 students but currently has 1,824 students on roll, over 400 of whom are in its sixth form.

At the school's last Ofsted inspection (February 2020), it was named 'Outstanding' in all categories.[3]

In April 2010 Maiden Erlegh celebrated 25 years of German Exchanges with Gymnasium Schloss Overhagen.[4]

Maiden Erlegh School collaborates with local artists through its Community Arts programme, and hosts the Peacock Gallery which hosts regular exhibitions.[5]

Maiden Erlegh School was ranked as the best non-selective school in Berkshire in The Real Schools Guide 2019.[6]

Notable former pupils

• Rosella Ayane, professional footballer for Tottenham Hotspur (among others) and a Morocco international.[7]
• Sangeeta Bhabra, presenter of ITV Meridian Tonight[8]
• Melvin Burgess, Carnegie Medal winning author[9]
• Tom Holmes, professional footballer for Reading FC (among others).[10]
• Tom McIntyre, professional footballer for Reading FC (among others) and Scotland U21 international.[11]
• Michael Sprott, former British, Commonwealth, and European heavyweight champion boxer.[12]
• Matthew Syed, a former table tennis Commonwealth champion and author [13]

References

1. Welcome to Maiden Erlegh School
2. "Maiden Erlegh Trust". Maiden Erlegh Trust. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
3. Maiden Erlegh School: Ofsted
4. Maiden Erlegh Celebrates 25 years of German Exchanges
5. Community Arts
6. "The top 10 secondary schools in Berkshire". 9 July 2019.
7. "English Schools' Football Association (ESFA) - News 2011-2012". 18 July 2024.
8. "'My Personal Professional Pandemic' Reading presenter documents experiences of being a carer during Covid-19 in special book". 12 October 2020.
9. ""The return of the secondary modern"". 5 August 2004.
10. "INTERVIEW: Holmes town hero! Maiden Erlegh's Tom makes shock Reading FC debut". 8 March 2018.
11. "Many congratulations to former student Tom McIntyre who made his debut for Reading FC this weekend".
12. "" Sprott justifies late title shot"". 13 February 2002.
13. "McDermott to play it by the book at Reading FC". 27 May 2011.

External links

• Maiden Erlegh School website