Little Heath School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 11–18 · Reading, West Berkshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
2.326 miles
Other Applicants · Published by West Berkshire Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2011–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Little Heath School is a secondary school in Reading, West Berkshire for ages 11–18 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 29 November 2023. West Berkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2011 to 2026 entry.
Little Heath School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 2.326 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2017 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 6 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Year 7 place for 2026 under one of its admission criteria lived 2.326 miles away, nearer than in 2025 and nearer than in 2011.
- For Year 7 2026 there were 219 first-choice applications for 260 offers: 217 offers went to first-choice families, while 2 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- For Year 7 2026, 270 of the 490 applications (55%) came from families living outside West Berkshire, and 143 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 47% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 48.2 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other West Berkshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Little Heath Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 5TY
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,682 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 29 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy their time and their learning at this school.”
- “They feel safe, cared for, and welcomed.”
- “Staff work together to support pupils when needed.”
To improve
- “It gives them clarity about what is expected of them, although some pupils feel that staff are not yet completely consistent.”
- “While pupils study a broad range of subjects, the number of pupils achieving the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) is much lower than the government’s ambition.”
- “While teachers give pupils feedback on their work, pupils are not always confident in how they use this.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 January 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 47% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 48.2 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 219 first-preference applications, 260 offers in total, 217 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in West Berkshire.
- Denefield School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Theale Green School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Willink School 4.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kennet School 9.0 mi Good Last distance published
- The Downs School 9.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Trinity School 11.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Bartholomew's School 12.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Park House School 13.2 mi Not judged Last distance published