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Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre

Surley Row, Reading, Berkshire, RG4 8LR · URN 136307

Public data summary

6.3

out of 10 · 21 data sources

Coverage 62% · Solid

Record

At a glance

Ofsted: Good
Pupils: 700
Age range: 11–18
Gender: Mixed
Capacity: 1,440
Local authority: Reading

Outcomes

Published performance

GCSE Progress 8: 0.25
GCSE Attainment 8: 53.5
A-level average: C+
Sustained education: 67.0%
University: 64.0%

Context

Attendance and community

Overall absence: 8.3%
Persistent absence: 21.2%
Free school meals: 8.8%
SEN support: 13.3%
English additional language: 16.1%

Resources

Workforce and funding

Pupil–teacher ratio: 7.9:1
Average class size: 20.7
Staff turnover: 15.7%

Official-data model

Data dimensions

Resources

6.4

3 contributing signals

Achievement

7.3

5 contributing signals

Progress

7.6

1 contributing signals

Attendance

4.8

5 contributing signals

Equity

4.8

2 contributing signals

Destinations

6.4

5 contributing signals

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