It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to our website and I invite you to explore this and our school websites, 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.
Since then, we have welcomed Great Hollands Primary School (Bracknell), Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge (Sonning Common), Hamilton School (Reading) and Cranbury College (Reading) into the Trust. We are poised for a most exciting future.
Congratulations to Great Hollands Primary School and Maiden Erlegh School who recently received ‘All Together...
Spearheaded by The Duchess of Cambridge, Patron of the National Portrait Gallery, Hold Still was an ambitious...
Bracknell News ran a piece about local schools last week which featured an article about Great Holland Primary Scho...
If you are interested in finding out more about the opportunities available at Maiden Erlegh Trust or at one of our...
We are pleased to report that work is now well underway at the new Hamilton School site. The school have produced...
The Trustees of both Maiden Erlegh Trust and Berkshire Schools Trust are consulting on the proposal to merge the two org...
'This term has been long and challenging but also uplifting in many ways. I am so proud of how the children and youn...
Congratulations to Maiden Erlegh School who were recently awarded the Children’s Society Young Carers in Schools...
The portrait by students at Maiden Erlegh School in Reading 'In school: Still here' selected as a finalist...
Berkshire Teaching School Alliance are holding a virtual 'Train to Teach' event on Thursday 26 November, 18:00-1...
We are thrilled to announce that Maiden Erlegh School have been nominated for Secondary School of the year as part of th...
Congratulations to the art team and creative students at Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
Congratulations to the Maiden Erlegh Trust Class of 2020 on their impressive results. We are extremely proud of all t...
Information for Students and Parents - Maiden Erlegh School, Maiden Erlegh in Reading, Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge...
In the face of uncertainty, Year 13 students at Maiden Erlegh School have shown determination and resilience and the res...
Maiden Erlegh Trust is delighted to announce that Cranbury College has today, 1 August 2020, joined the Trust. All those...
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 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'.
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.
Expectations of ourselves, our students and the wider community of the school are high. We provide a rich and varied curriculum as well as an extensive range of extra-curricular and sporting activities.
Hamilton School is an SEMH (Social, Emotional, and Mental Health) Special School in Reading catering for up to 64 students with Education, Health Care Plans (EHCP).
Our young people tell us they enjoy coming to Cranbury College. We constantly strive to create an environment that enables outstanding personal development through a purposeful curriculum; a programme of study designed to meet the needs of our learners coupled with a diverse enrichment offer.
We work closely with our parents and carers to establish safe and robust networks of support for our learners. Parents help us to underpin and promote our ambitious aspirations in terms of excellent attendance and exceptional outcomes for all children at Cranbury College.