OFSTED
10 October 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Inadequate
OEIF
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour & attitudes
Inadequate
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Reading
Trust
GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
589
589 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
204
34.6% of pupils
Male pupils
385
65.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
17.8 pts
above England
School
42.6%
Reading
20.0%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
3.0 pts
above England
School
23.3%
Reading
34.3%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.0 pts
in line with England
School
1.0%
Reading
0.5%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
43.6%
257
Any other White background
7.3%
43
Any other Asian background
7.1%
42
African
6.6%
39
White and Black Caribbean
6.3%
37
Indian
4.9%
29
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
22.4%
132 of
589 pupils
1.6 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.1 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
17.48%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
11.26 pts
higher than
England
School
17.48%
Reading
7.03%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
44.39%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
28.58 pts
higher than
England
School
44.39%
Reading
18.79%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
13.82%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
12.02 pts
higher than
England
School
13.82%
Reading
2.64%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
62.0%
30.3 pts
below England
Hartland High School
62.0%
Reading
84.0%
South East
95.0%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.