The Heights Primary School

The Heights Primary School continues to excel, maintaining the outstanding standards noted in its previous inspection. Pupils thrive in a learning environment that prioritizes their progress and well-being, demonstrating high levels of engagement and achievement in a well-rounded curriculum. The school places particular emphasis on supporting disadvantaged pupils, ensuring they have equal opportunities for success. Parents and pupils express profound satisfaction with the school's efforts in fostering a nurturing and stimulating atmosphere.

Strengths

• High aspirations for all pupils, especially disadvantaged learners.
• Exceptional pupil behavior and strong relationships among students.
• Well-constructed curriculum tailored to pupils' needs and interests.
• Strong emphasis on reading, with effective phonics instruction.
• Dedicated staff with robust subject knowledge and commitment to professional development.
• Strong support for pupils with SEND, ensuring they achieve alongside peers.
• Exceptional personal development opportunities for students.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at The Heights Primary School attended 96.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at The Heights Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 The Heights Primary School had 21.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 27.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 13.6% of pupils at The Heights Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 The Heights Primary School received £6,236 and spent £6,409 for each of its 359 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £323,000 (-£899 per pupil).

Across all 12 schools of Bellevue Place Education Trust, income was £7,796 and spending £7,790 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Reading · Reading local authority: places and applications

The Heights Primary School is part of Bellevue Place Education Trust, which runs 12 schools. The nearest others:

• Whiteknights Primary School Reading
• Rivermead Primary School Reading
• Evendons Primary School Wokingham
• Braywick Court School Maidenhead
• Deer Park School Twickenham
• Watling Park School Barnet
• Dollis Primary School London
• Kilburn Grange School London
• Rutherford House School London
• Whitehall Park School London

What is The Heights Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Heights Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in November 2024.

When was The Heights Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Heights Primary School was last inspected in November 2024.

How many pupils does The Heights Primary School have?

The Heights Primary School has 353 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Heights Primary School cover?

The Heights Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are The Heights Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is The Heights Primary School?

The Heights Primary School is at 129 Upper Woodcote Road, Reading, RG4 7LB.