Maiden Erlegh School is a

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secondary school and

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located in

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(near

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) in Berkshire, England. It was established in 1962 as a Comprehensive school secondary school to serve the families of

Wokingham Wokingham is a market town in Berkshire, England, west of London, southeast of Reading, north of Camberley and west of Bracknell. History Wokingham means 'Wocca's people's home'. Wocca was apparently a Saxon chieftain who may ...

. Today it is the lead school of Maiden Erlegh Trust, having converted to an

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in 2011. It has capacity for 1,788 students but currently has 1,824 students on roll, over 400 of whom are in its sixth form. At the school's last Ofsted inspection (February 2020), it was named 'Outstanding' in all categories. In April 2010 Maiden Erlegh celebrated 25 years of German Exchanges with Gymnasium Schloss Overhagen. Maiden Erlegh School collaborates with local artists through its Community Arts programme, and hosts the Peacock Gallery which hosts regular exhibitions. Maiden Erlegh School was ranked as the best non-selective school in Berkshire in The Real Schools Guide 2019.

Notable former pupils

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, presenter of ITV

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, Carnegie Medal winning author * Michael Sprott, former British, Commonwealth, and European heavyweight champion boxer. *

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, a former

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Commonwealth champion and author *

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, professional footballer for

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and a

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international. *

Tom McIntyre Thomas Peter McIntyre (born 6 November 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for League One club Portsmouth as a defender. Early life McIntyre was born in Reading. He attended Aldryngton Primary School, Maiden Erlegh School, a ...

, professional footballer for

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and Scotland U21 international. * Tom Holmes, professional footballer for

References

External links

Maiden Erlegh School website
{{authority control Academies in the Borough of Wokingham Secondary schools in the Borough of Wokingham