Highwood Primary School
Academy converter in Reading, Wokingham.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 429 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 434 |
| Free school meals | 16.50% |
| Trust or sponsor | ORCHARD LEARNING ALLIANCE |
| Local authority | Wokingham |
| Address | Fairwater Drive, Woodley, Reading, Berkshire, RG5 3JE |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.highwood.wokingham.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01189265493 |
| URN | 149998 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 1 December 2021, published 23 January 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (Highwood Primary School, URN 131689).
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- South Lake Primary School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Beechwood Primary School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Earley St Peter's Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Rivermead Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Alfred Sutton Primary School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Aldryngton Primary School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- Willow Bank Infant School (primary school, about 1.8 km)
Browse: Primary schools in Wokingham
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.