Given the site’s location beyond our catchment boundary we have worked closely with The Heights Parent, Teachers and Friends Association to understand what support parents will need to make the journey as easy as possible. We have created a flexible drop off window in the morning and are currently subsidizing our breakfast and after school clubs to help working parents overcome the issue of commuting.
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Will the school have access to sufficient outdoor space?
Sport is high on the government agenda which is evident in the additional funding being given to schools for this purpose. As a former PE teacher, Headteacher Karen Edwards is pushing the Education Funding Agency for as much space as possible to ensure we can offer high quality sports opportunities for our children. It is anticipated that if Highridge does become the permanent home for The Heights, some sport will be played on Mapledurham Playing Fields.
Where will The Heights be located?
The Heights Primary School opened temporarily on the site of the old Caversham Nursery, just off the Gosbrook Road.
The Education Funding Agency has now completed the purchase of a development site for its permanent home from 2016. After an exhaustive search of over 40 public and privately owned sites in the Caversham Heights and Mapledurham area, a development site known as Highridge has been acquired on Upper Warren Avenue. This site is less than half a mile from the centre of the school’s catchment.