High Close School is a school located in Wokingham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 28/02/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 11.8%, which is 7.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Wiltshire Road, Wokingham

School Information

Address: Wiltshire Road, Wokingham, RG40 1TS
Website: www.highclose.org.uk
Telephone: 01189785767
School Type: Non-maintained special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Wokingham
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Mark Shears
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 110181

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 28/02/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 94
Number of Pupils: 76
Number of Boys: 51
Number of Girls: 25

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 11.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 43.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -2.31 Confidence interval -2.96 to -1.66
Of the 17 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 15 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:0%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:100%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:6%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:5.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:0.27
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
All Saints CofE (Aided) Primary School
Norreys Avenue , RG40 1UX 		3out of 4 569 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Keep Hatch Primary School
Ashridge Road , RG40 1PG 		- not rated 655 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Wescott Infant School
Goodchild Road , RG40 2EN 		- not rated 744 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Westende Junior School
Seaford Road , RG40 2EJ 		- not rated 826 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Teresa's Catholic Academy
Easthampstead Road , RG40 2EB 		4out of 4 839 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Holt School
Holt Lane , RG41 1EE 		4out of 4 844 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
St Crispin's School
London Road , RG40 1SS 		3out of 4 912 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Emmbrook School
Emmbrook Road , RG41 1JP 		- not rated 1,689 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
High Close School
Wiltshire Road , RG40 1TS 		3out of 4 0 yd Non-maintained special school No Mixed More About School
Foundry College
Budges Gardens , RG40 1PX 		3out of 4 698 yd Pupil referral unit No Mixed More About School
Willow House Hospital Education
41 Barkham Road , Wokingham Hospital RG41 2RE 		4out of 4 1,310 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
Gipsy Lane , RG40 2HR 		- not rated 1,344 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Ludgrove School Trust Limited
Ludgrove , Wokingham RG40 3AB 		- not rated 2,054 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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