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The Abbey School Reading

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IndependentPrimaryNurserySixth Form

The Abbey School Reading

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905 pupils
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Details

Type

Independent School

Local Authority

Reading

Head Teacher

Dr Sarah Tullis

Gender

Girls

Admissions

Selective

Religious Character

Other Faith

Opened

March 1905

Website

www.theabbey.co.uk

Reference Number

110165

Additional Provisions

Nursery ProvisionSixth Form

About This Data

  • School information is sourced from Get Information About Schools (GIAS), the official UK government register maintained by the Department for Education.

Pupils

Summary

Total Pupils905 (80% of capacity)
Age Range3 – 19
GenderGirls only
Boys / Girls0% / 100%
Free School Meals
English as Additional Language
SEN Support12.6%
SEN with EHCP0.0%
Overall Attendance
Persistent Absence

Class Sizes

Overall Average0.0
Key Stage 10.0
Key Stage 20.0

Total Pupils

Cohort Sizes

Pupil Ethnicities

About This Data

  • Data sourced from the National School Census for 2024/25, collected each January.
  • This is not live data. For current availability of places, contact the school or local authority directly.
  • Capacity refers to the maximum number of pupils a school can accommodate. Schools may operate above or below capacity, and spare places may only be available in certain year groups.
  • Persistent absence means a pupil missed 10% or more of their possible sessions during the academic year. Absence rates during 2020–2022 were significantly higher due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Inspections

ISI Inspections

5 inspections on record

  • 2026

    Routine Inspections 2026

    10 February 2026

    View report

    Standards Assessment

    StandardResult
    Leadership and management, and governanceMet
    Quality of education, training and recreationMet
    Pupils' physical and mental health and emotional wellbeingMet
    Pupils' social and economic education and contribution to societyMet
    SafeguardingMet

    Recommended Next Steps

    ensure that the school’s handling of parental complaints is recorded precisely in order to reflect the appropriateness of the school’s decision-making check that reports to parents routinely give clear information about what pupils need to do in order to continue to improve their progress and attainment ensure that pupils’ attainment in personal, social, health and economic education and relationships and sex education is assessed as consistently effectively as in other subjects to maximise thei

  • 2023

    Non-Routine Inspections 2023

    18 September 2023

    View report
  • FCI / EQI reports 2023

    7 February 2023

    View report
  • 2018

    Regulatory Compliance 2018

    14 November 2018

    View report
  • 2014

    Integrated 2014

    30 September 2014

    View report

About This Data

  • Inspection data is sourced from the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), which inspects independent schools in England.
  • Ratings may have changed since the last inspection. Always check the latest report for current information.
  • ISI conducts different types of inspections including educational quality, regulatory compliance, and focused compliance visits.

GCSE Results

ResultSchoolLAEngland
Attainment 8 score28.749.246.9
Grade 5 or above in English and maths0.0%45.3%46.2%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths0.0%57.9%65.4%
Entering EBacc0.0%
EBacc average point score1.34.44.1

About This Data

  • Schools are ranked by their Attainment 8 score, which shows overall exam results. This data comes from the Department for Education performance tables.
  • Exam results and progress scores tell you different things. Imagine two children climbing a mountain: one starts at the bottom and climbs halfway up, while another starts a third of the way up and climbs another third. The second child climbed less distance but finished higher up. Exam results show where pupils finished (like height on the mountain), while progress scores show how far they've come since primary school (like distance climbed). Progress scores help you understand how much a school has helped pupils improve, regardless of where they started.

Contact Information

Address

17 Kendrick Road
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 5DZ

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