Best secondary schools in Berkshire (2026)
Berkshire has 58 ranked secondary schools with published results. The top-ranked is Kendrick School, in the top 1% in England. The average Attainment 8 here in 2025 was 51.2, against 46.1 for England. 10 are in England's top 10%, and 8 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted. There are 6 grammar schools.
| Rank | School | Attainment 8 (2023–2025 average) | Attainment 8 2025 | Trend | Grade 5+ Eng & maths | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Top 1% in England |
Kendrick School Reading · Grammar · Girls |
84.2 | 84.0 | 100% | Outstanding | |
2 Top 1% in England |
Reading School Reading · Grammar · Boys |
82.1 | 83.0 | 100% | Outstanding | |
3 Top 2% in England |
Upton Court Grammar School Slough · Grammar |
77.8 | 79.9 | 99% | Outstanding | |
4 Top 2% in England |
Langley Grammar School Slough · Grammar |
77.5 | 77.6 | 98% | Report card | |
5 Top 2% in England |
St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School Slough · Grammar · Roman Catholic |
77.2 | 77.3 | 98% | Outstanding | |
6 Top 2% in England |
Herschel Grammar School Slough · Grammar |
75.8 | 75.8 | 99% | Outstanding | |
7 Top 6% in England |
The Holt School Wokingham · Girls |
64.0 | 63.7 | 80% | Outstanding | |
8 Top 8% in England |
Eden Girls' School, Slough Slough · Girls · Muslim |
60.6 | 59.4 | 68% | No rating | |
9 Top 9% in England |
The Piggott School Twyford (Wokingham) · Church of England |
59.7 | 61.9 | 75% | No rating | |
10 Top 9% in England |
Maiden Erlegh School Reading |
58.6 | 55.5 | 64% | Outstanding | |
11 Top 11% in England |
Newlands Girls' School Maidenhead · Girls |
57.0 | 55.6 | 65% | No rating | |
12 Top 12% in England |
Ranelagh School Bracknell · Church of England |
56.4 | 53.4 | 59% | Not judged | |
13 Top 14% in England |
St Bartholomew's School Newbury |
56.3 | 56.2 | 58% | Report card | |
14 Top 16% in England |
Charters School Ascot and Sunningdale |
54.2 | 51.0 | 57% | Good | |
15 Top 17% in England |
Holyport College Touchen-end |
54.6 | 54.4 | 58% | Good | |
16 Top 17% in England |
Bohunt School Wokingham Wokingham |
53.6 | 53.6 | 60% | No rating | |
17 Top 17% in England |
Edgbarrow School Crowthorne |
53.9 | 54.1 | 64% | Outstanding | |
18 Top 19% in England |
St Crispin's School Wokingham |
53.1 | 51.7 | 58% | Report card | |
19 Top 20% in England |
Baylis Court School Slough · Girls |
53.4 | 51.7 | 59% | Report card | |
20 Top 20% in England |
Park House School Newbury |
52.5 | 55.9 | 62% | Not judged | |
21 Top 21% in England |
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre Caversham |
52.4 | 50.4 | 57% | No rating | |
22 Top 22% in England |
The Langley Academy Slough |
51.7 | 52.4 | 60% | Good | |
23 Top 26% in England |
The Willink School Burghfield Common |
50.8 | 51.9 | 57% | Report card | |
24 Top 26% in England |
The Bulmershe School Woodley |
50.7 | 50.7 | 56% | No rating | |
25 Top 27% in England |
Reading Girls' School Reading · Girls |
50.5 | 51.8 | 54% | Good | |
26 Top 28% in England |
Waingels Woodley |
50.1 | 50.8 | 54% | No rating | |
27 Top 30% in England |
The Forest School Winnersh |
49.3 | 50.7 | 60% | Report card | |
28 Top 31% in England |
Denefield School Reading |
49.5 | 47.0 | 50% | Good | |
29 Top 33% in England |
St Joseph's Catholic High School Slough · Roman Catholic |
50.3 | 50.1 | 43% | Report card | |
30 Top 34% in England |
King's Academy Binfield Binfield |
49.2 | 48.6 | 49% | Good | |
31 Top 36% in England |
Windsor Girls' School Windsor · Girls |
48.9 | 45.7 | 43% | Requires improvement | |
32 Top 37% in England |
The Windsor Boys' School Windsor · Boys |
47.9 | 47.8 | 53% | No rating | |
33 Top 38% in England |
Furze Platt Senior School Maidenhead |
48.3 | 47.5 | 49% | Report card | |
34 Top 40% in England |
Ditton Park Academy Slough |
47.7 | 47.4 | 52% | No rating | |
35 Top 40% in England |
Desborough College Maidenhead · Boys |
46.5 | 45.7 | 54% | No rating | |
36 Top 41% in England |
The Emmbrook School Wokingham |
47.3 | 50.7 | 56% | Good | |
37 Top 41% in England |
Kennet School Thatcham |
48.0 | 46.5 | 46% | Good | |
38 Top 45% in England |
Little Heath School Reading |
47.0 | 48.2 | 47% | No rating | |
39 Top 46% in England |
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading Reading |
46.7 | 45.6 | 47% | No rating | |
40 Bottom 47% in England |
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School Reading · Roman Catholic |
45.8 | 46.0 | 39% | No rating | |
41 Bottom 45% in England |
Sandhurst School Sandhurst (Bracknell Forest) |
44.9 | 46.1 | 48% | No rating | |
42 Bottom 44% in England |
Cox Green School Maidenhead |
44.0 | 45.9 | 47% | Requires improvement | |
43 Bottom 43% in England |
Trinity School Newbury |
45.5 | 42.9 | 39% | No rating | |
44 Bottom 38% in England |
King's Academy Easthampstead Park Bracknell |
43.5 | 42.2 | 33% | Report card | |
45 Bottom 38% in England |
The Westgate School Slough |
43.2 | 40.6 | 35% | Not judged | |
46 Bottom 38% in England |
The Brakenhale School Bracknell |
43.3 | 44.2 | 40% | No rating | |
47 Bottom 36% in England |
Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College Slough · Church of England |
43.1 | 42.1 | 38% | Not judged | |
48 Bottom 35% in England |
Garth Hill College Bracknell |
43.0 | 44.2 | 37% | No rating | |
49 Bottom 33% in England |
Churchmead Church of England (VA) School Datchet · Church of England |
42.7 | 46.0 | 38% | Not judged | |
50 Bottom 30% in England |
The WREN School Reading |
42.2 | 44.8 | 41% | Report card | |
51 Bottom 28% in England |
Grove Academy Slough |
40.8 | 41.1 | 36% | Report card | |
52 Bottom 24% in England |
Altwood Church of England School Maidenhead · Church of England |
41.9 | 40.0 | 29% | No rating | |
53 Bottom 17% in England |
Theale Green School Theale (West Berkshire) |
39.1 | 38.5 | 31% | Report card | |
54 Bottom 10% in England |
Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy Slough |
36.6 | 38.3 | 31% | Not judged | |
55 Bottom 10% in England |
Wexham School Slough |
36.7 | 39.3 | 33% | No rating | |
56 Bottom 9% in England |
King's Academy Prospect Reading |
35.9 | 36.8 | 29% | Good | |
57 Bottom 5% in England |
Beechwood School Slough |
34.0 | 36.0 | 28% | Not judged | |
58 Bottom 3% in England |
John O'Gaunt School Hungerford |
32.7 | 32.0 | 25% | Not judged |
Best secondary school in each town
- Reading · best: Kendrick School
- Slough · best: Upton Court Grammar School
- Wokingham · best: The Holt School
- Maidenhead · best: Newlands Girls' School
- Bracknell · best: Ranelagh School
- Newbury · best: St Bartholomew's School
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What is the best secondary school in Berkshire?
On exam results over the last three years, Kendrick School is the top-ranked secondary school in Berkshire, in the top 1% of schools in England.
How are the schools ranked?
By published Department for Education exam results averaged over three years: for secondary schools, Attainment 8 plus a quarter of the share getting grade 5+ in English and maths; for primary schools, the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths plus half the share reaching the higher standard. The order uses the three-year average, so a school can rank above one with a higher single-year result. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils taking the tests are not ranked. Exam results are only part of the picture: visit, read the Ofsted report and check admissions rules, as living nearby does not guarantee a place.