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The Heights Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Free school
129 Upper Woodcote Road, Reading RG4 7LB · theheightsprimary.co.uk · 0118 357 0123
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 79%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Reading 62%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 353
- 3 over 350 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Reading
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 2%
- First language not English
- 13.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 63 families put the school first and 50 places were offered; 76% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 50 | 63 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 50 | 59 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 50 | 62 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 50 | 60 | 1.2▲ | 80% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 50 | 72 | 1.4▲ | 67% |
Results
In 2024/25, 79% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 15% the higher standard. Across Reading it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲79% | 62% | ||
| ▲15% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ▲108 | 105 | |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 16 October 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for The Heights Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 15 Oct 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, May 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2017Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (171 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 171
- 48% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 28% who had a child bullied
based on 38 parents (22%) with SEND