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 both Great Hollands Primary School in Bracknell, and Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge, Oxfordshire into the Trust, and we are poised for a most exciting future.
Thank you to the many staff who have shown interest in being involved in the River Academy project and to those who atte...
Maiden Erlegh Trust is consulting on the following changes to the admission arrangements for Maiden Erlegh School in Rea...
We have recently held a recruitment process to appoint a substantive Headteacher for Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge and wer...
Maiden Erlegh School is holding an Open Evening for students who are considering joining our Sixth Form in September 202...
We look forward to welcoming parents and students currently in Year 6 to Open Evenings which are being held during...
The Regional Schools Commissioner has approved the move to bring Phoenix College into Maiden Erlegh Trust.
2018-19 has been a very exciting year for the Trust. Please see the Trust Newsletter for further detail...
Richard Ferris, Headteacher of Great Hollands Primary School said: “I am incredibly proud of our pupi...
The Real Schools Guide places Maiden Erlegh School at the top of schools in Wokingham and of non-selective schools in Be...
Maiden Erlegh River Academy approved to pre-opening stage
Maiden Erlegh Trust signs pledge to help change how we all think and act about mental health.
We welcome visits from parents and students who would like to find out more by talking to current students and sta...
Maiden Erlegh Trust secures £2m grant from the DfE to upgrade roof covering across three schools.
Students and staff from our four Trust schools raised a staggering £2200 for the Disasters Emergency Committee (DE...
We invite you to come and find out more about the proposed new school at our drop in session on Monday 1 April 2019, 3.3...
Thank you to everyone who supported the Parent Conference on 4 March 2019, especially Elizabeth Burton-Phillips MBE...
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.
At Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge we are committed to helping our students realise their dreams by equipping our young people with the knowledge, skills, understanding and confidence to achieve success.
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.