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School · SecondaryiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

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

Earlier survey: what parents say

224ResponsesOfsted Parent View, earlier survey, 2023/2024
76%Would recommend2023/2024
My child is happy here82%
My child feels safe here82%
Would recommend the school76%

224 responses to Ofsted Parent View, 2023/2024, via WhatSchool. Parent View is a self-selecting survey. The full 14-question breakdown is not available for this school, and there is no comparison with other schools for this older summary.