Early years The school was founded as Theale Grammar School in 1963 by Ken J V Shield, a graduate of
Northampton Grammar School and the
University of Cambridge who had previously taught at
Leeds Modern School and
Hulme Grammar School, and had been
deputy head at
Thomas Bennett Community College in
Crawley. In the early 1970s, the school became a
comprehensive and was renamed Theale Green. In October 2011, the school was given a
Notice to Improve by
Ofsted. The report stated: "The proportion gaining five or more A* to C grades at GCSE including English and mathematics has now fallen to below the national average and progress for average ability students across the school, particularly in mathematics and science, was inadequate." The follow-up visit, made in October 2012 and published in December 2012, found that the school had not made sufficient improvement on the previous report. As a result of this, the school was placed in
special measures, and headteacher Sue Marshall announced her resignation. She was succeeded by David Bromfield, former principal of
Manchester Academy. In September 2013, the school converted to
academy status and the word "community" was dropped from its name. After 19 months as the headteacher, Bromfield left the school in August 2014 by mutual consent. He was replaced by Sally Beeson, a former assistant headteacher at nearby
Bradfield College. Its 2022 Ofsted inspection rated the school "good". == House system ==