Academy sponsor led · Reading

Hartland High School

11–18Ages
589Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
151631URN

125 Hartland Road, Reading, RG2 8AF

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Serious weaknesses

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Inadequate

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

0.9 below Reading median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in ReadingSelective

107 applications for 86 places · 10th of 10 in Reading

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

37.8of 90

Reading 46.3 England 46.0

9th of 10 in Reading

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Serious weaknesses

Overall effectiveness: Inadequate · 10 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education			Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes			Inadequate
Personal development		Requires improvement
Leadership and management	Good
Sixth form provision	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 entry

1.2applications per place, Year 7

0.9 below Reading median (2.1) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

107 applications · 86 places offered · 46 named it first

2026 1.2; Reading median median 2.1
2025 1.3; Reading median median 2.6
2024 1.1; Reading median median 2.6; as the previous school
2023 1.1; Reading median median 2.5; as the previous school
2022 0.9; Reading median median 2.4; as the previous school
2021 0.9; Reading median median 2.3; as the previous school
2020 1.0; Reading median median 2.3; as the previous school
2019 0.8; Reading median median 2.2; as the previous school
2018 0.8; Reading median median 2.1; as the previous school
2017 1.4; Reading median median 2.4; as the previous school
2016 2.0; Reading median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 1.4; Reading median median 2.6; as the previous school
2014 1.4; Reading median median 2.7; as the previous school

This school
Reading median

Dashed bars: as John Madejski Academy (URN 130247), Thamesbridge College (URN 110043), the previous school.

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	86	107	1.2	46	0.53
Sep 2025	89	117	1.3	60	0.67
Sep 2024 *	155	162	1.1	84	0.54
Sep 2023 *	176	193	1.1	113	0.64
Sep 2022 *	164	153	0.9	77	0.47
Sep 2021 *	146	134	0.9	57	0.39
Sep 2020 *	124	125	1.0	64	0.52
Sep 2019 *	179	140	0.8	75	0.42
Sep 2018 *	145	119	0.8	60	0.41
Sep 2017 *	85	117	1.4	64	0.75
Sep 2016 *	97	198	2.0	86	0.89
Sep 2015 *	166	231	1.4	136	0.82
Sep 2014 *	149	203	1.4	105	0.70

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

105 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)37.89th of 10 in Reading

Reading 46.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths36%8th of 10 in Reading

Reading 44% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths53%

Reading 62% England 66%

This school
Reading median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.92

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	105	37.8	36%	53%	–
2024/25					–
2023/24 *	156	31.8	22%	35%	−0.92
2022/23 *	92	34.1	16%	36%	−0.45

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

Hartland High SchoolThis school
This school

Serious weaknesses Inadequate2023

1.2applications per place 37.8Attainment 8
Reading Girls' School
1.2 km · Reading

Good2021

1.8applications per place 52.2Attainment 8
Oakbank School
2.5 km · Wokingham

Special measures Graded · no overall grade2024

1.1applications per place 40.7Attainment 8
Reading School
2.6 km · Reading

Outstanding2023

3.4applications per place 80.6Attainment 8 Selective
Kendrick School
2.9 km · Reading

Outstanding2022

3.7applications per place 82.4Attainment 8 Selective
UTC Reading
2.9 km · Reading

Graded · no overall grade2025

34.5Attainment 8
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
2.9 km · Reading

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place 47.5Attainment 8
Maiden Erlegh School
2.9 km · Wokingham

Standards maintained2025

3.1applications per place 59.3Attainment 8
The WREN School
3.6 km · Reading

2026

2.5applications per place 39.2Attainment 8

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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 151631 · 870/4005
Trust: Greenshaw Learning Trust
Capacity: 950 pupils · 589 on roll
Free school meals: 45.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2025
Replaced: John Madejski Academy (URN 130247); Thamesbridge College (URN 110043)
Address: 125 Hartland Road, Reading, RG2 8AF
Local authority: Reading

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources