Maiden Erlegh School is a coeducational

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and sixth form located in Earley (near Reading) in

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to serve the families of Wokingham. Today it is the lead school of Maiden Erlegh Trust, having converted to an academy in 2011. It has capacity for 1,788 students but currently has 1,824 students on roll, over 400 of whom are in its sixth form. At the school's last

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inspection (February 2020), it was named 'Outstanding' in all categories. In April 2010 Maiden Erlegh celebrated 25 years of German Exchanges with Gymnasium Schloss Overhagen. Maiden Erlegh School collaborates with local artists through its Community Arts programme, and hosts the Peacock Gallery which hosts regular exhibitions. Maiden Erlegh School was ranked as the best non-selective school in Berkshire in The Real Schools Guide 2019.

Notable former pupils

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* Melvin Burgess, Carnegie Medal winning author *

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References

External links

Maiden Erlegh School website
{{authority control Academies in the Borough of Wokingham Secondary schools in the Borough of Wokingham