Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre
Academy converter secondary school in Reading (Reading).
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Nearby schools
nearest first20 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Emmer Green Primary School, 0.3 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmer Green Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.3 mi | Primary | 417 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| The Hill Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.6 mi | Primary | 410 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2013) |
| Caversham Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.6 mi | Primary | 414 | Good, 2023 |
| Caversham Preparatory SchoolOther independent | 0.7 mi | Independent | 68 | - |
| Queen Anne's SchoolOther independent | 0.8 mi | Independent | 327 | - |
| The Heights Primary SchoolFree schools | 0.9 mi | Primary | 353 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Outstanding (May 2017) |
| Aurora Rowan SchoolOther independent special | 1.0 mi | Special | 22 | - |
| Caversham Park Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.1 mi | Primary | 90 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (Apr 2013) |
| Thameside Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.1 mi | Primary | 322 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2025Last graded Good (Mar 2016) |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.1 mi | Primary | 165 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2015) |
| St Martin's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.2 mi | Primary | 124 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| Micklands Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.2 mi | Primary | 293 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| New Bridge Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 1.2 mi | Nursery | 97 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Outstanding (Jul 2014) |
| River AcademyFree schools | 1.3 mi | Secondary | 373 | - |
| E P Collier Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.3 mi | Primary | 352 | Good, 2023 |
| Caversham Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 1.4 mi | Nursery | 59 | Report card, 2026Exceptional in 1 area, Strong standard in 5 |
| Civitas AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.7 mi | Primary | 374 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Good (Sep 2018) |
| Oxford Road Community SchoolCommunity | 1.9 mi | Primary | 244 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Oct 2014) |
| Kidmore End Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 151 | Good, 2023 |
| The Deenway Montessori SchoolOther independent | 2.0 mi | Independent | 59 | - |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 10% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 10 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 15
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