About the Trust
It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to our new website and I invite you to explore this website, and the websites of our schools, to learn more about the Trust.
Our Trust motto is “schools for the community, schools as a community” as our aim is that every school in our Trust, whilst espousing our values and ethos, and having a core of common policies and procedures, will serve its own community’s needs in a bespoke way and also create a feeling of community within its own school. In that way all the potential and talents of every child and every member of staff will be nurtured.
Maiden Erlegh Trust was established in October 2014, when we received approval to open a new free school to serve the needs of students in East Reading. Maiden Erlegh School in Reading opened its doors to students in September 2015.
On the 1st July 2017 we welcomed our first Primary stage school into the Trust, Great Hollands Primary School, Bracknell, and the Trust is poised for a most exciting future.
Nick Jones, Chair of Trustees
Latest News
Maiden Erlegh Trust to sponsor Chiltern Edge School
01 Feb 2018Maiden Erlegh Trust given approval to sponsor Chiltern Edge School
Maiden Erlegh School wins Young Carers in Schools award
12 Dec 2017Maiden Erlegh School has been given a Silver award for our work to make sure students don’t miss out on an...
Headteacher appointment at Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
12 Dec 2017We are delighted to announce the appointment of Mr Andrew Johnson to the substantive post of Headteacher of Maiden Erleg...
Congratulations to Our Year 12 and 13 Students
21 Aug 20176th form examination results released
Welcome to Great Hollands Primary School
21 Aug 2017Great Hollands Primary School joins Maiden Erlegh Trust as of 1st July 2017
Maiden Erlegh School impacted by flooding
18 Jul 2017Maiden Erlegh School impacted by flash flood; Physics block worst hit
Meet the Staff
Our Schools
Maiden Erlegh
School
Maiden Erlegh
School in Reading
Berkshire
Teaching School Alliance
Great Hollands
Primary School
Maiden Erlegh has an enviable 50 year tradition of academic success and provides a high quality education for over 1800 students, 440 of whom are in our thriving Sixth Form.
Academic excellence, while central to the life of the school, is most certainly not the whole picture at Maiden Erlegh. Wider opportunities are provided for our students. For example, all students have the opportunity to visit Tirabad, the school’s jointly owned Outdoor Education Centre in Wales. This activity centre provides an ideal environment for students to develop the skills of leadership, problem-solving and working in teams – essential skills they will need to cope with the rapidly changing world they will face in adult life. Foreign language exchanges are also arranged with France and Germany, and cultural exchanges with Italy and America. Students have also participated in World Challenge expeditions to Peru, Java, Tanzania, Ecuador and Zambia. An increasing number of students take part in the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme.
We opened our doors to our first Year 7 students in September 2015 and our school will eventually grow to 900 students, housed in brand-new, purpose-built accommodation that opened in 2016.
A school, however, is not just the building but the community of students, staff and parents working together to deliver excellent outcomes for young people. We are determined that our students will leave Maiden Erlegh School in Reading well qualified and equipped for the next phase of their life. We do this using the educational expertise, experience and leadership from across the Maiden Erlegh Trust, working in collaboration with our sister school.
Our students thrive in a supportive, purposeful and happy environment. They benefit immensely from working with the highly trained, talented and dedicated teachers and support staff and from participating in a wide range of exciting and inspiring extra-curricular activities. As a result they make excellent progress and secure impressive results, but also grow into wonderful young adults.
Berkshire Teaching School Alliance are a alliance of excellent schools led by Maiden Erlegh School.
We specialise in initial teacher training and in providing bespoke training and support packages for schools looking to improve upon their Ofsted judgement whether it be to move from 'requires improvement' to 'good', or from 'good' to 'outstanding'.