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.