The Mile House Therapeutic School
Bath Road, Sulhamstead, RG7 5HJ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katie Charles
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 50
- Pupils on roll
- 40
- URN
- 148960
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01189302019
About this school
The Mile House Therapeutic School is an independent special school in West Berkshire. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 40 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected The Mile House Therapeutic School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
The Mile House Therapeutic School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in May 2022, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 1 | 10 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | 1.6 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | 0.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Mile House Therapeutic School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8 |
| 2023/24 | 28 |
| 2024/25 | 37 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 40
Location
Nearby schools
-
Haywards Farm School1.3 miles
Special schools · Reading
-
Bradfield College2.2 miles
Independent schools · Bradfield
-
St Andrew's School3.2 miles
Independent schools · Reading
-
Elstree School3.3 miles
Independent schools · Reading
-
Pangbourne College3.6 miles
Independent schools · Reading
Common questions
- What ages does The Mile House Therapeutic School teach?
- The Mile House Therapeutic School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in West Berkshire.
- Who is the headteacher of The Mile House Therapeutic School?
- The headteacher of The Mile House Therapeutic School is Mrs Katie Charles, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Mile House Therapeutic School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Mile House Therapeutic School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at The Mile House Therapeutic School?
- The Mile House Therapeutic School has 40 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is The Mile House Therapeutic School full?
- The Mile House Therapeutic School has capacity for 50 pupils and 40 on roll (80%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Mile House Therapeutic School a faith school?
- No. The Mile House Therapeutic School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Mile House Therapeutic School a selective school?
- Yes. The Mile House Therapeutic School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- What are The Mile House Therapeutic School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Mile House Therapeutic School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.