Maiden Erlegh School

Maiden Erlegh School

Motto	'Qui Veut Peut' - 'Who wants, can'
Type	Academy
Headteacher	Dr Peter Thomas
Specialism	Arts Business and Enterprise (secondary)
Location	Off Silverdale Road Earley Reading Berkshire RG6 7HS  England
Local authority	Wokingham
DfE URN	110064
Staff	200
Students	1,800
Gender	Mixed
Ages	11–18
Website	Maiden Erlegh School

Coordinates: 51°26′15″N 0°55′28″W / 51.43748°N 0.92454°W / 51.43748; -0.92454

Maiden Erlegh School is a large community Academy for boys and girls (aged 11–18) with arts (including performing arts) and business and enterprise specialisms.^[1] The school was awarded the Artsmark Gold mark in 2002 and 2005.^[2] It currently has 1,800 pupils, 360 of whom are in the sixth form. There have been non-stop rows over Maiden Erlegh's catchment area, the children living on the edge of Reading have no access neither does Lower Earley. Wokingham Borough Council are making a fairer catchment.

The school is located in Earley, Reading, Berkshire.^[3]

At the school's last Ofsted inspection it was graded 'Outstanding'.^[4] Maiden Erlegh School is one of the highest ranked mixed comprehensive schools in the country.^[5] In April 2010 Maiden Erlegh celebrated 25 years of German Exchanges with Gymnasium Schloss Overhagen.^[6]

Maiden Erlegh collaborates with local artists and has a gallery with regular exhibitions.^[7] The school has many links and collaborations with local and national business and encourages students to partake in a number of business competitions and challenges.^[8]

References

1. ^ Performance results for Maiden Erlegh School
2. ^ Artsmark: Awarded Schools
3. ^ Welcome to Maiden Erlegh School
4. ^ Maiden Erlegh School: Ofsted
5. ^ Record Examination Results at A Level and GCSE
6. ^ Maiden Erlegh Celebrates 25 years of German Exchanges
7. ^ Community Arts
8. ^ Maiden Erlegh Business Enterprise

External links

• School website