Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre
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Reading, Reading
RG4 8LR
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Composite score ?
63.0
Simplified comparison — how this is calculated. A higher score doesn’t mean a better school for every child.
#862
National rank
#160
In South East
#4
In Reading
Top 28%
Nationally
Performance (KS4 GCSE)
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths ?
57%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths ?
75%
% EBacc grade 5+ ?
24%
EBacc average points score
4.61
Attainment 8 (year-on-year) 53.5 → 50.4 ▼ 3.1 pts
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School profile
Pupils on roll 1,545
% FSM ever-6 11.1%
% EAL 16.1%
Age range 11–18
Gender Mixed
Religious character
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