PQA Reading School of performing arts & filmmaking. Act, sing, dance &make films. 4-18 year olds. PQA Reading is based in Theale Green School near J12 M4
PQA is a weekend performing arts Academy providing tuition for children and young people from 4-18 years. Students spend three hours with us, rotating through hour-long sessions in Comedy & Drama, Musical Theatre and Film & Television. Students are split into groups according to their age and are taught by specialist teachers.
01/06/2026
Happy Pride Month! 🌈 At PQA, we celebrate individuality, creativity, self-expression, and the importance of being unapologetically yourself. Our academies create a space where every student feels seen, supported, and encouraged to be exactly as they are. 💛
01/06/2026
PM Academy being oh so colourful on the West End stage last year 🤩
01/06/2026
Looking back at AM Academy's Matilda Jr. Show last year! 🤩
01/06/2026
Well done to our PM Academy Performers and Filmmaker of the Week:
🟢 Matilda
🔵 Samuel
🔴 Ruby
01/06/2026
Well done to our AM Academy's Poppet, Performers and Filmmaker of the week:
🟣 Vaya
🟢 Sophia
🔵 Scarlett
🔴 Rishi
19/05/2026
We are so excited to announce that our AM academy will be going to the west end on the 9th May 2027! Join now to be a part of our most exciting show yet with filming, singing, dancing and acting there's something for everyone!! You'll be Lights, Camera, Zapped onto the west end stage at His Majesties Theatre (home of Phantom of the Opera) 🎬ðŸŽðŸ’ƒ
14/05/2026
Congratulations Both AM & PM got Hightly Commended in the PQATV Eurovision Song Challenge Project. Pauline Quirke Academy We love when our Academy groups and classes work together in Harmony!
PQA Eurovision One Shot Music Video Challenge 2026 Share your videos with friends, family, and the world
07/05/2026
Let’s dance!
29/04/2026
Our amazing Academy Assistant Abi is taking on a skydive to raise money for Alzheimer’s Society 💙
This cause is deeply personal to her, and you can read more about her story on her JustGiving page.
But it’s also something that touches all of us. Every Saturday, we show up at PQA to inspire young people to fall in love with performing arts — something made possible by Pauline Quirke, who is now living with Alzheimer’s.
Abi is doing this for everyone affected — those diagnosed, and the families and friends around them.
Let’s get behind her 💛
If you can, please donate or share — it truly makes a difference.
Today we aren’t just PQA Wells… we are the Pauline Quirke Academy. Let’s stand together with Abi in the fight against Alzheimer’s 💙
🔗 https://www.justgiving.com/page/abi-leverton-1?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL
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