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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 29 November 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 15 July 2014Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry490 applications · 260 places offered · 219 named it first
- 2026 1.9; West Berkshire median median 1.9
- 2025 1.8; West Berkshire median median 1.8
- 2024 2.2; West Berkshire median median 1.8
- 2023 2.0; West Berkshire median median 1.9
- 2022 2.1; West Berkshire median median 1.8
- 2021 2.1; West Berkshire median median 1.8
- 2020 2.4; West Berkshire median median 1.7
- 2019 2.6; West Berkshire median median 1.9
- 2018 2.2; West Berkshire median median 1.7
- 2017 2.2; West Berkshire median median 1.6
- 2016 2.0; West Berkshire median median 1.8
- 2015 1.9; West Berkshire median median 1.8
- 2014 2.0; West Berkshire median median 1.7
- This school
- West Berkshire median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 260 | 490 | 1.9 | 219 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2025 | 257 | 471 | 1.8 | 224 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2024 | 265 | 590 | 2.2 | 282 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2023 | 269 | 542 | 2.0 | 276 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2022 | 267 | 551 | 2.1 | 225 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2021 | 274 | 581 | 2.1 | 257 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2020 | 268 | 646 | 2.4 | 268 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 266 | 685 | 2.6 | 309 | 1.16 |
| Sep 2018 | 260 | 570 | 2.2 | 254 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2017 | 270 | 580 | 2.2 | 260 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2016 | 258 | 520 | 2.0 | 225 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2015 | 258 | 500 | 1.9 | 218 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2014 | 246 | 488 | 2.0 | 217 | 0.88 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 253 | 48.8 | 49% | 67% | – |
| 2024/25 | 252 | 48.2 | 47% | 72% | – |
| 2023/24 | 255 | 46.6 | 42% | 68% | −0.15 |
| 2022/23 | 260 | 46.3 | 47% | 66% | −0.23 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Little Heath SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.9applications per place 48.8Attainment 8
- 1.8 km · West BerkshireGood20232.2applications per place 49.0Attainment 8
- 2.8 km · West Berkshire20262.1applications per place 42.2Attainment 8
- 2.9 km · ReadingGood20222.1applications per place 39.7Attainment 8
- 3.9 km · ReadingRemains Good20232.0applications per place 46.3Attainment 8
- 4.1 km · Reading20262.5applications per place 39.2Attainment 8
- 5.0 km · ReadingNot yet inspected4.1applications per place
- 6.5 km · ReadingRemains Good20242.0applications per place 54.9Attainment 8
- 6.5 km · ReadingOutstanding20223.7applications per place 82.4Attainment 8 Selective
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 110063 · 869/4052
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,700 pupils · 1,682 on roll
- Free school meals
- 20.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- Little Heath Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 5TY
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources