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Little Heath School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Voluntary aided
Little Heath Road, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5TY · littleheath.org.uk · 0118 942 7337
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 48.2
- average Attainment 8 score. West Berkshire 48, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,682
- 99% of 1,700 places
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 20.1%
- First language not English
- 12%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 219 families put the school first and 260 places were offered; 99% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 260 | 219 | 0.8 | 99% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 257 | 224 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 265 | 282 | 1.1▲ | 87% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 269 | 276 | 1▲ | 93% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 267 | 225 | 0.8 | 93% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48.2, and 46.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across West Berkshire it was 48, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (31.3 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲48.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ●46.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲72.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼19.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.03 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 54.1 | −3.6 |
| Sixth form college | 4.7 | −1.8 |
| Further education | 29.8 | +10.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.3 | −0.9 |
| Employment | 1.6 | −2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.7 | −1.7 |
| Activity not captured | 2.7 | +0.7 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 162 students | C (31.3) | Average +0.01 | |
| 162 students | C (31.3) | Average 0.00 | |
| 60 students | Dist (33.9) | Average +0.11 | |
| 13 students | Dist- (33.1) | Average +0.41 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 161 | C+ (32.1) | -0.04 |
| 2022/23 | 128 | C+ (32.4) | — |
| 2021/22 | 133 | C+ (33.6) | — |
| 2018/19 | 128 | C (29.2) | -0.05 |
| 2017/18 | 168 | C (30.1) | +0.01 |
| 2016/17 | 198 | C- (26.8) | 0.00 |
| 2015/16 | 168 | C- (27.5) | +0.08 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 57.5 | +13.3 |
| Further and other education | 3.4 | −6.3 |
| Further education | 1.1 | −5 |
| Other education | 2.2 | −1.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 7.8 | −0.7 |
| Employment | 21.8 | −1.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.3 | −5.4 |
| Activity not captured | 2.2 | +0.4 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 29 November 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Little Heath School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 28 Nov 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jul 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Sept 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (141 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 79%
- Replies
- 141
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 45% who had a child bullied
based on 32 parents (23%) with SEND