Hartland High School, Reading
Hartland High School is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 18 in Reading, part of Greenshaw Learning Trust. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 20th-highest of the 21 schools in Reading with published results, and 2,901st of 3,298 across England. It was 64% full in 2025.
- GCSE results
- Below England average
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 4 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Reading (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Hartland High School in detail
Results
In 2026, pupils at Hartland High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 37.8, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 51.5 in Reading and 47 across England.
36% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 55% in Reading and 47% in England.
Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 33.5, against 40.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 7.1 points.
Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.
Getting a place at Hartland High School
For September 2026 entry, 46 families put Hartland High School as their first choice and 107 named it as one of their preferences, for 86 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Hartland High School are Reading Girls' School (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.2); Oakbank School (1.6 miles, Attainment 8 40.7); Reading School (1.6 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 80.6); and Kendrick School (1.8 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 82.4).
Each of them had higher 2026 results than Hartland High School.
Reading Girls' SchoolOakbank SchoolReading SchoolKendrick School
The trust
Hartland High School is one of 39 schools run by Greenshaw Learning Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48 in 2024/25.
Who goes there
42.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Reading Green Park, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hartland Road (opposite), 130 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Hartland High School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Hartland High School issued 960 suspensions, 129.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Hartland High School are Christ The King Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles), Geoffrey Field Junior School (0.3 miles), Geoffrey Field Infant School (0.3 miles) and Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School (0.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
Christ The King Catholic Primary SchoolGeoffrey Field Junior SchoolGeoffrey Field Infant SchoolWhitley Park Primary and Nursery School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Hartland High School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in January 2025. Before that, as John Madejski Academy (URN 130247), it was rated Inadequate in October 2023.
At a Glance
42.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Secondary Performance (GCSE)
Academic year 2025/26GCSE Results
37.8
Attainment 8
36.2%
Eng+Maths 5+
2025/26 academic year
Performance by Group
| Group | Progress 8 | Attainment 8 | Eng+Maths 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| All pupils | - | 37.8 | 36.2% |
| Disadvantaged(41) | - | 33.5 | 34.1% |
| Not known to be disadvantaged(64) | - | 40.6 | 37.5% |
| Boys(55) | - | 40.6 | 43.6% |
| Girls(50) | - | 34.8 | 28% |
Show more breakdowns (2)
| Known or believed to be other than English(22) | - | 42.2 | 40.9% |
| Non mobile(89) | - | 38.9 | 40.4% |
2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data
GCSE Subjects Offered
+ 1 more subjects
2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils
Exclusions & Suspensions
2
Permanent exclusions
0.27%
Exclusion rate
960
Suspensions
129.91%
Suspension rate
200 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 739 pupils
2024/25 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools
Keep up with Hartland High School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Hartland High School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Hartland High School is in Reading; for families living there:
- How to apply: apply for school transport
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 19
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 19 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 17 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Reading is 21 (the median across 71 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Hartland High School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
64%
Available places
702 pupils
1,100 places
398 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Reading
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Reading
Across Reading council
Places available
1,744
Applications
1,794
Got 1st preference
73.1%
Got preferred school
95.4%
All secondary applications across Reading council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
103
SEN Support
29
EHC Plans
22.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
589
Total Pupils
385
Boys
204
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
40
Teachers
14.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£47,386
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£8,338
Per pupil
£5838k
Total funding
£289k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
17.5%
Overall absence
44.4%
Persistent absence
651
Enrolments
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Hartland High School
Showing 10 of 15 linked schools
Questions parents ask about Hartland High School
What are GCSE results like at Hartland High School?
In the 2026 results, pupils at Hartland High School achieved an Attainment 8 score of 37.8. 36% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.
What is Hartland High School's Ofsted rating?
Hartland High School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in January 2025. Before that, as John Madejski Academy (URN 130247), it was rated Inadequate in October 2023.
What is the catchment area for Hartland High School?
No fixed boundary. When Hartland High School is oversubscribed, Reading allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Hartland High School?
Hartland High School was not full in 2025: it ran at 64% of its 1100 places.
How big are the classes at Hartland High School?
Classes at Hartland High School average 21.9 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Hartland High School?
Hartland High School has around 589 pupils on roll. 43% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Hartland High School?
17.5% of sessions were missed at Hartland High School in 2024/25. 44.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Hartland High School?
Apply through Reading's coordinated admissions process, naming Hartland High School on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Hartland High School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 19 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 17 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Reading is 21 (the median across 71 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Hartland High School?
Hartland High School is at 125 Hartland Road, Reading, RG2 8AF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)