Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre
Academy converter secondary school in Reading (Reading).
Attainment 8
54.9
▲ 8.7 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
64.4%
▲ 18pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
91.7%
▲ 0.1pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
16.6
▼ 0.1 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
9.4%
▼ 18pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
10.8%
▼ 3pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
107%
1,537 / 1,440 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Ungraded inspection
inspected Mar 2024
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