The Heights was primarily developed to address the capacity issue in North Reading as a whole.  However, when asked by the council for volunteers to put in a bid to set up a new Free School, it was those living in Caversham Heights, in the dual Emmer Green / The Hill catchment and Caversham Primary area that came forward.  In this area, children are only likely to get into their designated schools if they take on a bulge year.  The catchment area has been expanded, based on feedback from the community and the council to include more children that are unlikely to obtain a place in their designated school.

The admissions policy for The Heights is the same as that for Reading Borough Council administered schools.  This does mean that those living closes to the data point (a central point identified within the catchment area, in the absence of a location for the school) and within catchment will have a greater chance of getting a place at The Heights than those further away.  This is the same with all schools in Reading.