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Highwood Primary School

Community school · Reading · RG5 3JE

Ages 3–11 · 455 pupils · Wokingham

KS2 expected (RWM)

55%

Overall absence

5.2%

Admissions demand

0.93 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)55%
Higher standard (RWM)12%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.3%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
4.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
385

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.93 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

43

Places offered

46

1st-preference offers

43

Total preferences (any rank)
111
Preferred offers (top 3)
46
Applications from outside LA
6
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (16 Jan 2025).

Capacity fill96%

455 pupils · 472 places

Pupils on roll
455
Boys / girls
252 / 203
School capacity
472
Capacity fill
455 / 472 (96%)
Free school meals
15.3%
FSM pupils
66
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Matthew Hickey

Location

Address
Fairwater Drive, Woodley
Postcode
RG5 3JE
Town
Reading
County
Berkshire
Local authority
Wokingham
District
Wokingham
Constituency
Earley and Woodley
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban city and town

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
Special classes
Has Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
11 on roll / 14 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Reading, Wokingham, 455 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, special school. Free school meals: 15.3%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication.

Open schools in Reading
156
Primary schools in Reading
102
Academies among open schools in Reading
36% (56)
Open schools in RG5
12
Primary in RG5
8
Open schools in Wokingham LA
85
Primary in Wokingham LA
55

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in ReadingNear RG5

  • Highwood Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Reading · RG5 3JE · Wokingham

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM16.5%

    0.0 miles away

  • South Lake Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Reading · RG5 3NA · Wokingham

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM11.2%

    0.5 miles away

  • Beechwood Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Reading · RG5 4JJ · Wokingham

    Ages 4–11

    • KS247%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM30.7%
    • Demand1.00

    0.5 miles away

  • Rivermead Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Reading · RG5 4BS · Wokingham

    Ages 4–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM5.8%
    • Demand0.98

    0.9 miles away

  • Alfred Sutton Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Reading · RG6 1JR · Reading

    Ages 3–11

    • KS283%
    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM15.2%
    • Demand1.10

    0.9 miles away

  • Aldryngton Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Reading · RG6 7HR · Wokingham

    Ages 5–11

    • KS287%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM2.5%
    • Demand1.07

    1.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Matthew Hickey

Official links