My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
35%Agree
47%Disagree
12%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
1%Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre
Academy converter — Secondary
RG4 8LR / 11–18 / None
50.4
Attainment 8
76%
parents recommend
🏆 Strong results
Recognised with 1 performance badge
🏆 Strong results
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 50.4
- Progress 8
- 0.25
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 57.3%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 34.39
- Achieving AAB+
- 16.8%
76% of parents would recommend this school
227 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
31%Agree
51%Disagree
11%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
2%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
17%Agree
54%Disagree
15%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
9%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
7%Agree
11%Disagree
10%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
7%Not applicable
62%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
18%Agree
49%Disagree
21%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
6%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
30%Agree
29%Disagree
12%Strongly disagree
8%Don't know
2%Not applicable
19%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
23%No
77%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 52 parents
Strongly agree
13%Agree
31%Disagree
28%Strongly disagree
19%Don't know
9%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
33%Agree
44%Disagree
12%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
7%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
31%Agree
46%Disagree
15%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
4%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
28%Agree
53%Disagree
14%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
2%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
52%Agree
43%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
1%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
49%Agree
41%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
4%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
28%Agree
45%Disagree
14%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
7%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
76%No
24%13.3% of pupils receive SEN support with dedicated provision
13.3%
SEN support
1.7%
EHCP
Resourced Provision
- Autism (ASD)
- 4%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 3.8%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 0.6%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 2.7%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 0.1%
74.3% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 74.3%
49% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 93%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 2%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 49%
- Entered top-third university
- 28%
- Achieved a degree
- 79%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1
- Free school meals
- 8.9%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 17.5:1
- Overall absence
- 7.71%
- Persistent absence
- 19.52%
- English as additional language
- 16.1%
- Teachers with QTS
- 95.7%
- White
- 70.3%
- Mixed
- 8%
- Asian
- 12.5%
- Black
- 3.8%
- Other
- 1.3%
White British61.9%
Other White7.8%
Irish0.5%
Gypsy / Roma0.1%
Other Mixed2.9%
White & Black Caribbean2.4%
White & Asian2.1%
White & Black African0.6%
Indian3.9%
Chinese3.4%
Other Asian3.4%
Pakistani1.2%
Bangladeshi0.6%
Caribbean2.4%
Other Black0.8%
African0.6%