Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre | |
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Surley Row , , RG4 8LR | |
Coordinates | 51°28′54″N 0°58′30″W / 51.481551°N 0.975113°W |
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Type | Academy |
Motto | Aspire and Achieve |
Established | 1971 |
Local authority | Reading Borough Council |
Specialist | Maths and Computing |
Department for Education URN | 136307 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Chair Of Governors | A Rajantie |
Head teacher | Rachel Cave |
Gender | Mixed |
Age | 11 to 18 |
Enrolment | 1550 |
Colour(s) | Black, red, and white |
Website | http://www.highdown.reading.sch.uk/ |
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre is an academy in Emmer Green on the outskirts of Reading, Berkshire, England. It has a capacity for approximately 1600 students aged 11–18. There are currently 1459 students on roll at the school with 262 students attending the Sixth Form.[1] Highdown School is a non-selective school with provision for Special Education Needs and is a specialist school for maths and computing.[2] Rachel Cave has been the head teacher since 2013.[3] The school's most recent Ofsted inspection, in 2018, rated the school "good".[4]