Reading School
Academy converter secondary school in Reading (Reading).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Reading School is an amazing place to study, to work and to live, and I m delighted to welcome you to our website. Thank you for visiting. Our School was founded in 1125, and through its 900-year history, we have provided world-leading education to tens of thousands of young men.
With this rich heritage and depth of tradition, it should be no surprise that our academic reputation is second to none. Our Year 13 students are consistently awarded A* to B grades in more than 90% of their A-Level entries, and those sitting GCSEs regularly achieve the very top grades in more than 85% of their courses. This is not what matters to us most though.
We consider these outcomes a necessary, but insufficient measure of a student's education. Education is much more than grades, and learning is much more than retaining information. Education is the business of hope. It sustains society, nurtures culture, inspires innovation and enables the best in humanity. Our priority, then, is always to put people first.
Our focus will always be character. Our mission will always be social impact. Our efforts will always be rooted in relationships.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
15 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Basketball
- Climbing
- Cooking
- Cricket
- Dodgeball
- Drama
- Football
- Photography
- Rounders
- Rugby
- Stem
- Swimming
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
Key facts
- URN
- 136449
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Boys
- Admissions
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Reading
- Constituency
- Reading Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (22 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.15 governors are linked to a profile (11 confirmed, 4 (likely)).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Mark Faulkner Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr John Alderslade Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Emma Fallon Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Chris Betteridge (likely) | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Dr Chris Evans (likely) | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2025 | |
| Dr Chris Evans (likely) | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2025 | |
| Dr Chris Evans (likely) | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Mr Sanjay Desai Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr David Fisher Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Robert Kenwrick Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 |
| Mr Richard Childs Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 |
| Mr Toel Koyithara | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 |
| Mrs Karen Ross | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Neil Holmes Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Dave Hudson (likely) | TrusteeTrust board | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Nick Johnson (likely) | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Lesley Wakelin | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Dozie Nnabuife Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Gareth Sellwood Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Terry Follen | TrusteeTrust board | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2017 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Robert Kenwrick Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2016 · until 2028 |
| Mr Mark Faulkner Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Ashley Robson Confirmed same person Former | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Steve Vale | Governance Professional - Single-Academy Trust (SAT)Governance professional | since 2012 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record