The Abbey School Reading A GSG School
- The Abbey School Reading
Kendrick Road
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 5DZ - Head: Mr Will le Fleming
- T 01189 872256
- F 01189 871478
- E [email protected]
- W theabbey.co.uk/
- A mainstream independent school for girls aged from 11 to 18 with a linked junior school
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Reading
- Pupils: 706; sixth formers: 154
- Religion: Church of England/Christian
- Fees: £18,885 pa
- Open days: See School website for next dates
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: The Abbey Junior School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
One of our guides said her favourite thing about the school was the many non-academic opportunities - ‘Even if the school doesn’t offer something, they will sort it so you can have a go.’ If you have an issue, email the head of year and you’ll hear back almost instantly,’ a parent told us. These are not a madly challenging group of girls, but inevitable friendship group problems do arise and are well dealt with. Sporting facilities are adequate, but no one would call them glorious. When pressed for…
What the school says...
The Abbey School is a dynamic and vibrant community of more than 1,000 girls aged 3-18.
The Abbey is always in the top division nationally in academic terms. This year's A-levels were excellent with 75% at A*- B and at GCSE 88% gained 9-7 grades. Annually the average International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma result is between 38 - 40 points, with more than two thirds of the cohort scoring 38 points or higher, at a level equivalent to or exceeding the Oxford and Cambridge conditional offer range. In the School's 12 year IB history several students have gained the full 45 points possible. Leavers go on to an impressive list of universities and courses.
The school places great emphasis on providing a breadth of sporting and cultural challenges and opportunities for each student. Students are presented with the chance for exploration both within the curriculum and in Music, Drama, Sport, DofE and the wide variety of clubs and trips. The Jane Austen Wing at the Senior School has modern classrooms for Humanities as well as bright Art studios and enhanced ICT facilities. The IB has widened the options for Sixth Formers who can also choose their desired A-level combination from a wide range of subjects.
The Abbey Junior School (ages 3 - 11) offers a broad curriculum and the atmosphere is friendly, lively, purposeful and fun.
There is an extensive Abbey School coach & bus network and the School is within easy walking distance from Reading Station. There is a range of scholarships and financial assistance is offered to able students through means-tested bursaries which may cover up to 100% of fees for exceptional candidates. ...Read more
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Curricula
International Baccalaureate: diploma - the diploma is the familiar A-level equivalent.
Other features
All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
Sports
Equestrian centre or equestrian team - school has own equestrian centre or an equestrian team.
Rowing
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since September 2020, William le Fleming, formerly executive head at Fulham School. Educated at Eton and Clare College, Cambridge. Worked briefly as a journalist before moving into education in museums and palaces (worked at the Museum of London, the Tower of London, and Hampton Court). Segued into teaching, first at St Paul's School in London where he was elevated to the senior role of undermaster, and then at St Paul's Girls School where he was deputy head and director of the senior school tasked with (among other things) ‘supporting an ethos of girls’ empowerment throughout the curriculum, particularly with regard to enterprise, career and university opportunities’. Arrived at The Abbey, under the cloak of Covid, after a two year spell as head of the serially challenged Fulham (senior) School in London.
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambrook School | 2021 | 1 | ||
| Rupert House School | 2021 | 2 | 2 | Drama scholarship (1) ; Sports scholarship (1) |
| Yateley Manor | 2020 | 1 |
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