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Hartland High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
125 Hartland Road, Reading RG2 8AF · 0118 937 0200
Overview
- Ofsted
- Inadequate
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
- GCSEs, 2023/24
- 31.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Reading 48.8, England 45.9
- Demand for places
- 0.5
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 589
- 62% of 950 places
- Local authority
- Reading
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 45.2%
- First language not English
- 23.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 46 families put the school first and 86 places were offered; 100% 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 | 86 | 46 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 89 | 60 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 155 | 84 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 176 | 113 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 164 | 77 | 0.5 | 100% |
Results
In 2023/24 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 31.8, and 22.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Reading it was 48.8, and across England 45.9.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade D (18.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | 46 | ||
| n/a | 45.4% | ||
| n/a | 64.8% | ||
| n/a | 40.5% | ||
| n/a | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 130247)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 19.9 | −25 |
| Sixth form college | 9 | — |
| Further education | 47.4 | +21.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.3 | −0.1 |
| Employment | 0.6 | −5.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.3 | −2.7 |
| Activity not captured | 11.5 | +2.8 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 130247)
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36 students | D (18.9) | Well below average -0.86 | |
| 36 students | D (19.3) | Well below average -0.83 | |
| 22 students | Dist (34.3) | Average +0.36 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 69 | D (20.1) | -0.75 |
| 2022/23 | 45 | C- (28.3) | — |
| 2021/22 | 41 | C+ (34) | — |
| 2018/19 | 26 | C- (27.1) | -0.16 |
| 2017/18 | 47 | D+ (23.8) | -0.34 |
| 2016/17 | 58 | D (19.9) | -0.30 |
| 2015/16 | 56 | D (19.1) | -0.45 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 130247)
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 26.5 | +11.9 |
| Further and other education | 5.1 | −14.4 |
| Further education | 4.3 | +0.6 |
| Other education | 0.9 | −15 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.6 | — |
| Employment | 31.6 | −12.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 18.8 | +5.4 |
| Activity not captured | 15.4 | +6.9 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 130247)
Ofsted
Hartland High School was judged Inadequate at its last graded inspection, on 10 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Inadequate
- Inspected
- 10 Oct 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 130247)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jan 2020
Other inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 130247), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jul 2024Monitoring visitEffective action
Jan 2020Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Sixth form Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 130247)
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 130247)
Nov 2015Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 130247)