The Heights Primary School
Primary · Free schools · Ages 4–11 · Reading
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.619 miles
Published by Reading Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)
The Heights Primary School is a primary school in Reading for ages 4–11 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 16 October 2024. Reading has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
The Heights Primary 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 |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 1.619 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 1.253 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 1.082 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 1.209 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 1.414 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.48 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 1.619 miles from the school, the 5th longest of 16 Reading primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.01 miles).
- The Reception last distance swung sharply between some years, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 6 years with a published distance.
- For Reception 2026 there were 63 first-choice applications for 50 offers: 48 offers went to first-choice families, and 15 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25 reading, writing and maths, 79% met the expected standard, 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Reading.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Reading schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- 129 Upper Woodcote Road, Reading, RG4 7LB
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Reading
- Pupils on roll
- 353 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 16 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to this exceptional school.”
- “The school has high aspirations for all pupils from the moment that they arrive.”
- “It puts pupils’ learning at the centre of everything it does.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 79% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 63 first-preference applications, 50 offers in total, 48 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 primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Reading.
- Caversham Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Emmer Green Primary School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- E P Collier Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Thameside Primary School 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Wilson Primary School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School 1.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Hill Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Civitas Academy 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published