Little Heath School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C58
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Reading, RG31 5TY
- Distance
- 1.8km away
Denefield School
Long Lane, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 6XY
Local ranking4th of 9 secondary schools in West Berkshire
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1137
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 1 November 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 49.0 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 49.4% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 73.3% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 176
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 94.0%
- Continued in education
- 86.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 94.0%
- Higher education
- 37.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 12.0%
- Employment
- 43.0%
- Not sustained
- 3.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B-
Avg A-Level Grade
36.0
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
37.4
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
60
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 12.2% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 27.1
- 16-18 Cohort
- 178
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1142
- Boys
- 574 (49%)
- Girls
- 597 (51%)
- Capacity
- 1137 (103% full)
- SEND
- 21.6%
- FSM Eligible
- 17.5%
- EAL
- 4.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.0%
- SEN Support
- 18.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 62.3
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,355/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 24.4% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 76.5%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 3.8%
- White Other: 3.6%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.9%
- Mixed Other: 2.6%
- Asian Pakistani: 2.0%
- Asian Other: 1.7%
- Asian Indian: 1.3%
76.5%
White British
3.8%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean
3.6%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Long Lane
Reading, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 137777
- UKPRN
- 10035962
- Establishment No.
- 5404
- Trust
- DENEFIELD SCHOOL
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