The Heights Primary School

ReadingFree schools

129 Upper Woodcote Road, Reading, RG4 7LB

Headteacher: Mrs Hayley HarrisonSchool website ↗Pupils: 359 (capacity: 350)Part of BELLEVUE PLACE EDUCATION TRUST
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
83% of first-choice applicants offered a place
79%
Reading, Writing & Maths
83%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
79.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
15.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 85%·Writing 90%·Maths 88%All three 79%
Reading
Expected85%
Exceeding56%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected90%
Exceeding15%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected88%
Exceeding52%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
50
How many families wanted this school first?
59
How many got their first choice?
49of 59 (83.1%)
How many applied in total?
155

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
17.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
2.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
25.0%
Boys and girls
47%girls·53%boys
167 girls, 192 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

→ Peaked at 82% (2022/23), currently 79%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
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2022/2382.0%16.0%+0.9+3.0+0.7
2023/2479.0%19.0%---
2024/2579.0%15.0%---
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