# Alternatives to Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre, for comparison

0.79 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [Kendrick School, Reading](/school/136448/kendrick-school) | 2.2 mi south | 2.76 | 2026 | Outstanding | no | not recorded |
| [Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge, Reading](/school/146103/maiden-erlegh-chiltern-edge) | 2.3 mi north | 0.20 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [Reading School, Reading](/school/136449/reading-school) | 2.5 mi south | 2.74 | 2026 | Outstanding | no | not recorded |
| [The WREN School, Reading](/school/142121/the-wren-school) | 2.6 mi south-west | 0.60 | 2026 | Expected standard | no | not recorded |
| [Maiden Erlegh School in Reading, Reading](/school/141886/maiden-erlegh-school-in-reading) | 2.8 mi south-east | 0.78 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | not recorded |
| [Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School, Reading](/school/110107/blessed-hugh-faringdon-catholic-school) | 2.8 mi south-west | 0.76 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | yes |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

Full page: https://www.schoolrecord.co.uk/school/136307/highdown-school-and-sixth-form-centre/alternatives
The school this compares against: /school/136307/highdown-school-and-sixth-form-centre