Waingels
Waingels Road, Reading, RG5 4RF
1,382 pupils · 104% of 1,331 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- ORCHARD LEARNING ALLIANCE
- Local authority
- Wokingham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 13.2%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 7 June 2023, published 19 July 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 50.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 53.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 77% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 48.1% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.74 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 235 | 173 | 455 | 212 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 202 | 166 | 430 | 193 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 237 | 184 | 527 | 237 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 265 | 195 | 536 | 265 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 236 | 216 | 566 | 236 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 269 | 160 | 479 | 261 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 234 | 183 | 473 | 234 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 238 | 187 | 471 | 238 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Bulmershe School 2.3 km · No Ofsted rating
- The Forest School 3.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
- Maiden Erlegh School 3.9 km · Outstanding (2020) · previous system
- Maiden Erlegh School in Reading 4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- UTC Reading 4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Reading School 4.9 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.