Little Heath School is a

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secondary school A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' secondary education, lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) ...

. The school is located in the Little Heath area of the

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suburb of Tilehurst, in the

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. Because of its location outside the Reading borough boundary, but in Reading, the school is managed by the

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though it serves a catchment area that covers both sides of the borough boundary. The school's pupil capacity is approximately 1,700 students. In February 2018, the school received a 'Good' rating from an

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formal Inspection. The current sixth form center, which was purpose-built in 2015, was opened by Reading West MP Alok Sharma. Part of the campus was rebuilt from 2019-2021, including drama and technology spaces, a gym, and a new canteen. The campus was open for use in April 2021. Little Heath has a

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, installed in 2014. The four houses are named after castles in the United Kingdom: Stirling (Red),

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(Green), Conway (Blue), and

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(Yellow).

References

External links

Little Heath School website

BBC webpage on LHS results
anuary 2009 Secondary schools in West Berkshire District Tilehurst Voluntary aided schools in England Educational institutions established in 1963 1963 establishments in England {{Berkshire-school-stub