Highdown School

Highdown School

Surley Row, Emmer Green, Reading, Berkshire, RG4 8LR
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TYPE: Community, comprehensive, boys and girls
AGES: 11-18

ABSENCE:
7.50% authorised (7.3% locally, 7.1% nationally)
1.50% unauthorised (2.1% locally, 1.1% nationally)

LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY: Reading listings

KEY:		This institution		LEA average		National average
Darker part of bar shows performance relative to the best What do these figures mean?

VALUE ADDED: PUPILS' IMPROVEMENT
KEY STAGE 3 to GCSE/GNVQ		SCORE
		99
		97.8

GCSE/GNVQ PERFORMANCE 193 eligible, 26.90% of whom had special educational needs
2003		SCORE
		46%
		45.5%
		52.9%
2002
		45%
		44.3%
		51.6%
2001
		53%
		46.8%
		50.0%
2000
		47%
		45.7%
		49.2%

A/AS-LEVEL 54 entrants
2003		SCORE
		231.1
		253.8
		258.6

KEY:

This institution

LEA average

National average

RANKING

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EXAM TYPE		LEA AREA		NATIONAL
GCSE/GNVQ		8 out of 12		2287 out of 3579
A/AS-LEVEL		7 out of 9		1434 out of 2740

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