Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Reading · RG4 8LR · Reading
Ages 11–18
- Att853.5
- P80.3
- EM5+61%
- Absence8.3%
1.3 miles away
OpenSecondaryURN 150728
River Academy
Free schools · Reading · RG1 8EQ
Ages 11–18 · 373 pupils · Reading
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill31%
373 pupils · 1,200 places
- Pupils on roll
- 373
- Boys / girls
- 216 / 157
- School capacity
- 1,200
- Capacity fill
- 373 / 1,200 (31%)
- Free school meals
- 33.2%
- FSM pupils
- 124
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Free schools
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: MAIDEN ERLEGH TRUST
- Academy trust
- MAIDEN ERLEGH TRUST
- Sponsor
- Maiden Erlegh Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Hartley
Location
- Address
- 7 Richfield Avenue
- Postcode
- RG1 8EQ
- Town
- Reading
- County
- Berkshire
- Local authority
- Reading
- District
- Reading
- Constituency
- Reading Central
- 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
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Resourced provision
- Resourced provision
- Resourced places
- 7 on roll / 7 capacity
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed free schools (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Reading, Reading, 373 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 33.2%. SEN provision includes: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
The WREN School
Ofsted: Expected standardFree schools · Secondary
Reading · RG30 2BB · Reading
Ages 11–19
- Att843.0
- P8-0.1
- EM5+36%
- Absence9.2%
1.3 miles away
Kendrick School
Ofsted: OutstandingAcademy converter · Secondary
Reading · RG1 5BN · Reading
Ages 11–18
- Att884.4
- P81.1
- EM5+100%
- Absence5.4%
1.4 miles away
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary aided school · Secondary
Reading · RG30 3EP · Reading
Ages 11–18
- Att844.4
- P8-0.0
- EM5+43%
- Absence7.4%
1.5 miles away
King's Academy Prospect
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Reading · RG30 4EX · Reading
Ages 11–18
- Att838.2
- P8-0.4
- EM5+28%
- Absence8.2%
1.8 miles away
Reading School
Ofsted: OutstandingAcademy converter · Secondary
Reading · RG1 5LW · Reading
Ages 11–18
- Att881.1
- P80.9
- EM5+100%
- Absence5.7%
1.8 miles away
Reading Girls' School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Reading · RG2 7PY · Reading
Ages 11–18
- Att847.8
- P80.1
- EM5+54%
- Absence8.3%
2.3 miles away
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
Ofsted: School remains GoodFree schools · Secondary
Reading · RG1 5SL · Reading
Ages 11–16
- Att847.7
- P80.1
- EM5+47%
- Absence9.3%
2.4 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Hartley
- Telephone
- 01182160400