Hartland High School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Reading
125 Hartland Road, Reading, RG2 8AF
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Inadequate
Graded 10/10/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
82.5%
44.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
589
Capacity used
Has space62%
950 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
60 of 60 families who put it first got an offer
89
Places offered
117
Total applications
1.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 60 | 60 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 25 | 5 | ● 20% |
| 3rd preference | 16 | 3 | ● 19% |
| 4th preference | 16 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 117 | 68 | 58% |
Reading lets families list 4 preferences. 4 applications came from outside the council area (3 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
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Emily Davey
- Address
- 125 Hartland Road, Reading, RG2 8AF
- Local authority
- Reading
- Ward / constituency
- Church · Earley and Woodley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 151631
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 45% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST
589 pupils · 950 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
10 October 2023
Full graded inspection
Inadequate overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Requires improvement Quality of education Inadequate Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 651 pupils
Attendance
82.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
17.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
44.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
13.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
8.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #361 of 1,824 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 17444: John Madejski Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
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.
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 Reading council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
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.