COMMUNITY SUPPORTING READING SCHOOL
BU I L D I N G F O R T H E F U T U R E There may be new needs that emerge as the Covid-19 crisis continues to unravel and how we recover. With the continuous support of students, staff, parents, ORs, Governors and the Reading Foundation we will continue to be able to respond to the needs of our school community and to offer proactive support. Reading School is often listed in the top 10 State Grammar Schools nationally. Reading School consistently delivers a high level of secondary education to all the young men that embark on their time with us embedding the Reading School values of Excellence, Integrity, Leadership and Community. Some of our recent achievements include: •
The Sunday Times Southeast State Secondary of the Year 2020 and ranked 7th Nationally - national league table for achieving the best GCSE and A level results.
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Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ in its Boarding Ofsted Inspection of the School in February.
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The Get Berkshire Active Award, for the ‘Active Secondary School Award’ category after being shortlisted as the final three schools in Berkshire.
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Reading School has been shortlisted in the ‘School/College of the Year’ category as a part of the UK Social Mobility Awards 2020. We are both honoured and humbled to be recognised for our work in advancing Social Mobility through our Future Stories programme working with local primary schools to raise aspirations.
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Reading School is awarded Gold Status as a TeenTech Centre of Innovation 2020.
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Academic excellence is part of our mission, along with the aspiration to build good men. 23 students were offered places at Oxbridge colleges for a wide range of highly competitive courses as well as many achieving places in Russel Group Universities or highly regarded Apprenticeship Schemes.
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19 Medical and 3 Dentistry applicants will embark on a career in medicine which we know are so vital to our society.
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Our pupils consistently achieve highly in national competitions such as: Biology Olympiad, Mathematics Olympiad and UKMT Junior Maths Challenge, First Lego Championships, Raspberry Pi Competitions as well as Chess and sports competitions.
Reading School is fortunate to have talented students, dedicated and experienced teachers, and robust academics, with co-curricular activities extending the arts and sports programs. Through contributions of time, wisdom and financial resources, our community supports the School’s mission and enables Reading School to flourish as a leading State Grammar School, now and in the future.
TESTIMONIALS “It was fantastic to be able to enjoy Rugby in the new season on the School Field with training at lunchtimes and after school with our excellent Coach, Mr J Steadman. I am grateful for the generous donations from parents and alumni who support our traditional sporting activities of Reading School.“ Year 8 on Rugby 2019-2020 “My passion was Rugby when I was at Reading School and therefore, I would like to make a monthly contribution towards Rugby, and I will keep rooting for some wins via Social Media” OR 2005
“See the introduction of water sports and canoeing in Year 9 has been fantastic. It is challenging and I’m glad I had the opportunity to experience this sport.“ Year 9 on Rowing 2019-2020 “Thanks to the generous donations from parents and alumni we have been able to participate in competitions and ensure we have resources to offer our students the practice required to achieve the high standards our pupils are capable of in competitions such as Biology Olympiad, Junior Biology Olympiad, Mathematical Olympiad and the UK Linguistics Olympiad to name a few.“ Mrs F Howson, Head of Biology 50
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SEPTEMBER 2020
