Hartland High School
125 Hartland Road, Reading, RG2 8AF
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Emily Davey
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Greenshaw Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Earley and Woodley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 950
- Pupils on roll
- 589
- URN
- 151631
- Local authority
- Reading
About this school
Hartland High School is a secondary academy in Reading. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 589 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hartland High School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Inadequate
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: serious weaknesses.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as John Madejski Academy (URN 130247).
How Hartland High School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 1% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 17.5% | 41.7% | 589 | — |
| Reading Girls' School | 51.8 | 8% | 28.3% | 905 | 0.7 miles |
| Oakbank School | — | — | — | 300 | 1.6 miles |
| Reading School | 83 | 4.5% | 9% | 1,138 | 1.6 miles |
| Kendrick School | 84 | 4.9% | 9.2% | 939 | 1.8 miles |
| UTC Reading | 42 | 13.3% | 24.5% | 299 | 1.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 41.67%
- English as an additional language
- 27.3%
- Overall absence
- 17.48%
- Persistent absence
- 44.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Reading Girls' School0.7 miles
Secondary · Reading
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Oakbank School1.6 miles
Secondary · Reading
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Reading School1.6 miles
Secondary · Reading
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Kendrick School1.8 miles
Secondary · Reading
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UTC Reading1.8 miles
Secondary · Reading
Other schools in Reading
- Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School Secondary
- Denefield School Secondary
- Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre Secondary
- Kendrick School Secondary
- King's Academy Prospect Secondary
- Langtree School Secondary
- Little Heath School Secondary
- Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge Secondary
- Maiden Erlegh School Secondary
- Maiden Erlegh School in Reading Secondary
- Oakbank School Secondary
- Reading Girls' School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Hartland High School teach?
- Hartland High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Reading.
- Who is the headteacher of Hartland High School?
- The headteacher of Hartland High School is Ms Emily Davey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hartland High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hartland High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Hartland High School?
- Hartland High School has 589 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Hartland High School full?
- Hartland High School has capacity for 950 pupils and 589 on roll (62%), 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 Hartland High School a faith school?
- No. Hartland High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Hartland High School part of an academy trust?
- Hartland High School is part of GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Hartland High School's absence rate?
- Hartland High School's overall absence rate is 17.5% in the latest published census.
- Does Hartland High School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Hartland High School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 3 July 2026.