Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre
About the school
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre is an open secondary school in Reading.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 27 March 2024
- Published
- 14 May 2024
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 50.4
- Reading
- 50.2
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Reading
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 57.30%
- Reading
- 51.30%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 74.60%
- Reading
- 66.40%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 38.70%
- Reading
- 53.30%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.61
- Reading
- 4.64
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 34.39
AAB or better
- School
- 16.80%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1545
Girls
45.31%
Boys
54.69%
SEN support
11.59%
Education, health and care plan
1.68%
English as an additional language
16.10%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
11.07%
Overall absence
8.27
Persistent absence
20.96
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
234
Sustained education or employment
98%
Education
95%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
2%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
150
Sustained education or employment
87%
Higher education
45%
Further education
3%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
36%