River Academy

River Academy Opened in 2024, River Academy is a free school in Reading: a state-funded 11-19 secondary school offering a broad and balanced comprehensive education.

Part of Maiden Erlegh Trust.

It’s Wednesday, so that means only one thing: ELECTIVES! The weather held for our outdoor sports, and the fun continued ...
07/10/2026

It’s Wednesday, so that means only one thing: ELECTIVES!

The weather held for our outdoor sports, and the fun continued inside too.

This week, we have pictured: keyboard club, problem solving, yoga, boxing, football coaching and chess.

This Summer, we have welcomed some 500 families through our doors for Open Mornings and Evenings. It has been fabulous t...
05/10/2026

This Summer, we have welcomed some 500 families through our doors for Open Mornings and Evenings.

It has been fabulous to show off our greatest asset: our River students.

In what will be our final Open Morning on Thursday 8th October, be sure to join us to find out why it is that we are Reading’s most oversubscribed secondary school.

‼️🎉 Show up and Show off in September! 🎉‼️There are just 5 school days left until the prize draw!We’ve been so impressed...
04/10/2026

‼️🎉 Show up and Show off in September! 🎉‼️

There are just 5 school days left until the prize draw!

We’ve been so impressed with attendance at the start of this year; keep it up, River! 💪

🌟 What’s on this Week: w/c Monday 5th October 🌟We’ve got another great week planned at River Academy! A couple of partic...
04/10/2026

🌟 What’s on this Week: w/c Monday 5th October 🌟

We’ve got another great week planned at River Academy!

A couple of particular highlights are the start of the Year 8 Barclays UK Lifeskills Careers Programme, beginning on Tuesday, alongside Year 7 welcoming in Berkshire Music Trust on Wednesday.

🌟🌟Who wants to be in the #100%Club?🌟🌟Spoiler: WE ALL DO! 🌟EVERY compulsory Home Learning task was completed this week🌟T...
03/10/2026

🌟🌟Who wants to be in the #100%Club?🌟🌟

Spoiler: WE ALL DO!

🌟EVERY compulsory Home Learning task was completed this week
🌟That means EVERY student showing to complete their reading, their maths and their science
🌟That’s EVERY student taking a step closer to

🎉🎉 Top Attendees of the Week! 🎉🎉We couldn’t just have our top 4 this week because the standard was so high! With just 5 ...
02/10/2026

🎉🎉 Top Attendees of the Week! 🎉🎉

We couldn’t just have our top 4 this week because the standard was so high!

With just 5 more school days until our prize draw, our students are definitely showing us that they’re ‘in it to win it’!

What a night! 🎉We were delighted to open up our doors and welcome families into the magic that is River Academy. Our Stu...
30/09/2026

What a night! 🎉

We were delighted to open up our doors and welcome families into the magic that is River Academy.

Our Student Ambassadors were fantastic too: a real credit to their school .

30/09/2026

It's time to celebrate an incredible achievement at River Academy!

Nationally recognised across student, parent and staff experience with seven Edurio Awards. Read more on our website: https://rebrand.ly/tad2g4r

🎉 Tonight’s the night! It’s Open Evening! 🎉Thomas and Elizabeth cannot wait to meet you all and share their experience o...
30/09/2026

🎉 Tonight’s the night! It’s Open Evening! 🎉

Thomas and Elizabeth cannot wait to meet you all and share their experience of River Academy!

Doors open at 5:30pm.

This week, we celebrated those students who completed the River Summer Sparx Challenge 2026. Students were rewarded for ...
29/09/2026

This week, we celebrated those students who completed the River Summer Sparx Challenge 2026.

Students were rewarded for going above and beyond over the summer, and prizes included lunch passes, Amazon vouchers and trophies!

Here’s a photo of some of our winners. We are incredibly inspired by them all!

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