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Highwood Primary School

Academy converter · Reading · RG5 3JE

Ages 3–11 · 429 pupils · Wokingham

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Ofsted

Good

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2021-12-01

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill99%

429 pupils · 434 places

Pupils on roll
429
Boys / girls
236 / 193
School capacity
434
Capacity fill
429 / 434 (99%)
Free school meals
16.5%
FSM pupils
68
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

3 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: ORCHARD LEARNING ALLIANCE
Academy trust
ORCHARD LEARNING ALLIANCE
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
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

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 academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Reading, Wokingham, 429 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy, special school. Free school meals: 16.5%. 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.

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    • FSM11.2%

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  • Beechwood Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

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    Ages 4–11

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

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  • Rivermead Primary School

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

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  • Alfred Sutton Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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

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  • 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

  • Willow Bank Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Ages 5–7

    • FSM3.9%

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Matthew Hickey
Telephone
01189265493
Website
www.highwood.wokingham.sch.uk/

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