| Address: | Fairwater Drive, Reading, RG5 3JE |
| Website: | www.highwood.wokingham.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone: | 01189265493 |
| School Type: | Community school |
| Education phase: | Primary |
| Local authority: | Wokingham |
| Headteacher / Principal: | Mr Matthew Hickey |
| Religious character: | Does not apply |
| Admissions policy: | Not applicable |
| Unique reference: | 131689 |
Ofsted inspection date: 15/03/2018
| Age Range: | 3 - 11 |
| Gender: | Mixed |
| School Capacity: | 330 |
| Number of Pupils: | 396 |
| Number of Boys: | 213 |
| Number of Girls: | 183 |
| School | England state-funded schools: | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall absence: | 4% | 4% |
| Persistent absence: | 5.8% | 8.2% |
| School: | 62% |
| England Average: | 65% |
| School: | 21% |
| England Average: | 11% |
| School: | 104 |
| England Average: | 104 |
| School: | 107 |
| England Average: | 105 |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ambleside Centre Ambleside Close , Woodley RG5 4JJ | 4out of 4 | 935 yd | Local authority nursery school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highwood Primary School Fairwater Drive , Woodley RG5 3JE | 2out of 4 | 0 yd | Community school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
| South Lake Primary School Campbell Road , Woodley RG5 3NA | 4out of 4 | 928 yd | Community school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
| Beechwood Primary School Ambleside Close , Woodley RG5 4JJ | 1out of 4 | 961 yd | Academy sponsor led | No | Mixed | More About School |
| St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School Western Avenue , RG5 3BH | 3out of 4 | 1,082 yd | Voluntary aided school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Earley St Peter's Church of England Primary School Church Road , Earley RG6 1EY | 3out of 4 | 1,275 yd | Academy converter | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bulmershe School Woodlands Avenue , Woodley RG5 3EU | 3out of 4 | 378 yd | Community school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Maiden Erlegh School Silverdale Rd , Earley RG6 7HS | 3out of 4 | 1,768 yd | Academy converter | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
| UTC Reading Crescent Road , East Reading RG1 5RQ | 4out of 4 | 1,849 yd | University technical college | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Maiden Erlegh School in Reading 81 Crescent Road , RG1 5SL | 3out of 4 | 1,849 yd | Free schools | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Waingels Waingels Road , Woodley RG5 4RF | 3out of 4 | 2,648 yd | Academy converter | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addington School Woodlands Avenue , Woodley RG5 3EU | 4out of 4 | 236 yd | Community special school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
| Reading Blue Coat School Holme Park , Sonning Lane RG4 6SU | - not rated | 2,395 yd | Other independent school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| St Joseph's College Upper Redlands Road , Reading RG1 5JT | - not rated | 2,476 yd | Other independent school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
| University of Reading Whiteknights House , Whiteknights RG6 6UR | - not rated | 2,639 yd | Higher education institutions | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
| Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading 220-222 Kings Road , RG1 4JJ | - not rated | 3,110 yd | Other independent school | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.