Consultation on The Heights Primary School Admission Policy 2028-2029

The Heights Primary School is a primary school located in the Caversham area, in the Reading Local Authority.

The school is part of Bellevue Place Education Trust (BPET), which is the admissions authority for The Heights Primary School.

In accordance with the School Admissions Code 2021, and as the school’s admissions authority, the Bellevue Place Education Trust will consult on The Heights Primary School’s admission arrangements at least once every seven years, even if there have been no changes during that period. The consultation on arrangements must run for a period of six weeks and be completed by 31 January 2027.

Admission Policy 2028-2029: open for consultation

There are no changes from the current policy to what we are proposing for 2028-2029.

The current policy was recently updated (14 Oct 2026) to increase the PAN from 50 to 60 pupils per year group, and no public consultation was required for this change.

We are therefore undertaking this process in line with the School Admissions Code 2021 which requires a public consultation every seven years. This is our formal notification. This consultation opens on Friday 6th November, until Friday 18th December 2026.

The Heights Primary School Admissions Policy 2028-29

Who is consulted

This consultation is for the attention of:

1. parents of children attending The Heights Primary School
2. Reading Borough Council
3. all primary/infant and junior and maintained nursery schools in the borough as indicated by Reading Council
4. all other schools as indicated by Reading Borough Council (apart from secondary schools, which are not required for a primary school);
5. neighbouring Local Authorities – Oxfordshire County Council, West Berkshire Council and Wokingham Borough Council
6. The school’s local governing body.

How to Respond

This consultation will run for six weeks from Friday 6th November, until Friday 18th December 2026. Everyone who has a view is invited to submit comments in writing about the proposal above by email to info@theheightsprimary.co.uk.

Please mark the subject line as “The Heights Admissions 28/29 Consultation”. 

Following the consultation period, BPET will compile and consider all comments received, and determine admission arrangements for September 2027, by 28 February 2027.

The launch of the consultation and the final report will be published on the Heights Primary School’s website.