Little Heath School, Reading

In its own words: "The LHS Student Support Team at Little Heath School is one that offers a huge amount of support and guidance to a wide variety of our student cohort."

Coming up: an open evening on Saturday 31 October 2026 and an open evening on Thursday 5 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Little Heath School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48.8, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 49.3 in West Berkshire and 47 across England.

49% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 50% in West Berkshire and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 48.2.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.15: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 39.9, against 51 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.1 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and History.

For September 2026 entry, 219 families put Little Heath School as their first choice and 490 named it as one of their preferences, for 260 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Little Heath School are Denefield School (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49); Theale Green School (1.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.2); King's Academy Prospect (1.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.7); and Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School (2.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.3).

Little Heath School's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Of the 255 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 89% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 30% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 179 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 58% went on to university or other higher education, 8% to apprenticeships and 22% into work. 20% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

12% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (59%), Asian (13%) and Mixed (11%).

In 2026, 297 pupils (17.7%) received SEN support and 22 (1.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

The nearest railway station is Theale Rail Station, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line.

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Little Heath School (outside), 140 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Little Heath School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 111 crimes within a mile of the school, most often shoplifting, violence and sexual offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in West Berkshire (26), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Little Heath School issued 354 suspensions, 21.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 9 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Little Heath School are Springfield Primary School (0.2 miles), Birch Copse Primary School (0.3 miles), St Paul's Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles) and Park Lane Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.