Little Heath School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · West Berkshire
Little Heath Road, Reading, RG31 5TY
67
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.8%
18.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,682
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
1,700 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
224 of 224 families who put it first got an offer
257
Places offered
471
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 224 | 224 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 172 | 23 | ● 13% |
| 3rd preference | 51 | 3 | ● 6% |
| 4th preference | 24 | 4 | ● 17% |
| Total | 471 | 254 | 54% |
1st preference success by year
West Berkshire lets families list 4 preferences. 251 applications came from outside the council area (128 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- David Ramsden
- Address
- Little Heath Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 5TY
- Phone
- 01189427337
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Ward / constituency
- Tilehurst Birch Copse · Reading West and Mid Berkshire
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 110063
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 20% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 13% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,682 pupils · 1,700 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
29 November 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,336 pupils
Attendance
92.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
18.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 46.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.15 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 42% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 68% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.83 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 32.05 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 48.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 46.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 72.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 19.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.03 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 252 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.25 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 10.8% | 17% |
| A-level students | 162 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 248 | 19% | 56% | 81% | |
| English Language | 248 | 17% | 56% | 76% | |
| English Literature | 244 | 16% | 52% | 72% | |
| Religious Studies | 232 | 17% | 45% | 64% | |
| Combined Science | 188 | 5% | 28% | 56% | |
| History | 132 | 30% | 58% | 70% | |
| Business | 107 | 35% | 74% | 83% | |
| Geography | 102 | 34% | 69% | 82% | |
| Art and Design | 90 | 10% | 59% | 78% | |
| Physical Education | 75 | 8% | 29% | 55% | |
| Biology | 54 | 50% | 89% | 93% | |
| Physics | 54 | 43% | 81% | 94% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 49 | 10% | 22% | 39% | |
| Psychology | 48 | 0% | 8% | 38% | |
| Sociology | 31 | 0% | 6% | 29% | |
| Biology | 30 | 7% | 17% | 27% | |
| Chemistry | 30 | 0% | 20% | 20% | |
| Economics | 29 | 0% | 10% | 41% | |
| Physics | 21 | 5% | 24% | 43% | |
| Business Studies | 21 | 5% | 14% | 57% | |
| History | 17 | 0% | 29% | 59% | |
| Government and Politics | 15 | 13% | 33% | 73% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 14 | 0% | 0% | 29% | |
| Geography | 13 | 0% | 8% | 31% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 15249: Little Heath School, Reading
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 44% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 8% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 54% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through West Berkshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.