Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Surley Row
 Emmer Green
 Reading
 Berkshire RG4 8LR
Telephone: 0118 901 5800

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-18)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2010
History: This school arose from Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre
Trust: GLF Schools
Sponsor: GLF Schools

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Ms Laura Mathews (since January 2025)
Previous Headteacher: Matthew Grantham
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 95.05 / 12.47
Non-teaching Staff*: 48.44
Number of pupils: 1545
Pupils Per Teacher: 16.3
Sex: Mixed (55% boys / 45% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 10.30% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 23.3%
Local child deprivation rate: 11.9% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 36.5%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 72.3%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 5.1km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: South East
Authority: Reading
Constituency: Reading East
Electoral Ward: Caversham Heights
School Number: 8704020

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 30th April 2015 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Emmer Green Primary School (0.4km) show on map
  2. The Hill Primary School (0.9km) show on map
  3. Caversham Primary School (1.0km) show on map
  4. Caversham Preparatory School (1.1km) show on map
  5. Chiltern Nursery Nurse Training School (1.1km) show on map
  6. Queen Anne's School (1.3km) show on map
  7. The Heights Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  8. Aurora Rowan School (1.7km) show on map
  9. Caversham Park Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  10. Thameside Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  11. St Anne's Catholic Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  12. St Martin's Catholic Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  13. Micklands Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  14. New Bridge Nursery School (2.0km) show on map
  15. River Academy (2.1km) show on map
  16. E P Collier Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  17. Caversham Nursery School (2.3km) show on map
  18. Civitas Academy (2.7km) show on map
  19. Oxford Road Community School (3.0km) show on map
  20. Kidmore End Church of England Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  21. The Deenway Montessori School (3.2km) show on map
  22. New Town Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  23. Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading (3.4km) show on map
  24. St John's Church of England Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  25. Battle Primary Academy (3.5km) show on map
  26. Kendrick School (3.5km) show on map
  27. All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School (3.5km) show on map
  28. All Saints Junior School (3.5km) show on map
  29. St Edward's Prep (3.5km) show on map
  30. Coley Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  31. Cranbury College (3.6km) show on map
  32. Wilson Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  33. Katesgrove Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  34. Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge (3.7km) show on map
  35. Sonning Common Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  36. Bishopswood School (3.8km) show on map
  37. Norcot Early Years Centre (3.8km) show on map
  38. The Abbey School Reading (3.8km) show on map
  39. Ranikhet Academy (4.0km) show on map
  40. Reading School (4.0km) show on map
  41. Reading Blue Coat School (4.2km) show on map
  42. The WREN School (4.3km) show on map
  43. New Christ Church Church of England Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  44. Redlands Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  45. English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  46. St Joseph's College (4.4km) show on map
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  48. Groveside School (4.4km) show on map
  49. Maiden Erlegh School in Reading (4.4km) show on map
  50. UTC Reading (4.5km) show on map
  51. Meadow Park Academy (4.5km) show on map
  52. Alfred Sutton Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  53. Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School (4.6km) show on map
  54. Hamilton School (4.7km) show on map
  55. St Michael's Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  56. Moorlands Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  57. Southcote Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  58. King's Academy Prospect (4.8km) show on map
  59. Westwood Farm Junior School (4.8km) show on map
  60. Westwood Farm Infant School (4.8km) show on map
  61. Blagrave Nursery School (4.8km) show on map
  62. The Palmer Primary Academy (4.9km) show on map
  63. The Avenue Special School (4.9km) show on map
  64. Thames Valley School (4.9km) show on map
  65. Sonning Church of England Primary School (4.9km) show on map
  66. OneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus (4.9km) show on map
  67. Brookfields School (5.0km) show on map
  68. Churchend Primary Academy (5.1km) show on map
  69. Purley CofE Primary School (5.1km) show on map
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  71. Addington School (5.1km) show on map
  72. Reading Girls' School (5.1km) show on map
  73. Earley St Peter's Church of England Primary School (5.3km) show on map
  74. Manor Primary School (5.3km) show on map
  75. The Holy Brook School (5.3km) show on map
  76. Highwood Primary School (5.3km) show on map
  77. St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School (5.3km) show on map
  78. Leighton Park School (5.3km) show on map
  79. Downsway Primary School (5.4km) show on map
  80. Shiplake Church of England School (5.4km) show on map
  81. Long Lane Primary School (5.4km) show on map
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  83. Peppard Church of England Primary School (5.4km) show on map
  84. Denefield School (5.7km) show on map
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  86. Blagdon Nursery School (5.9km) show on map
  87. Aldryngton Primary School (5.9km) show on map
  88. Shiplake College (5.9km) show on map
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  91. Birch Copse Primary School (6.0km) show on map
  92. Kennet Valley Primary School (6.0km) show on map
  93. Willow Bank Infant School (6.0km) show on map
  94. Willow Bank Junior School (6.0km) show on map
  95. Maiden Erlegh School (6.0km) show on map
  96. St Paul's Catholic Primary School (6.1km) show on map
  97. Gillotts School (6.1km) show on map
  98. South Lake Primary School (6.2km) show on map
  99. Little Heath School (6.3km) show on map
  100. Waingels (6.3km) show on map
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