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High Close School

Special / other · Wokingham · RG40 1TS

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 13 September 2023

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At a glance

68 pupils · 72% of 94 capacity

School type
Non-maintained special school
Age range
7–18
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
51.5% of pupils
English as additional language
2.7% of pupils
SEN support
0% of pupils
EHC plan
100% of pupils
Website
www.highclose.org.uk
URN
110181

GCSE results (2024/2025)

15 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
1.8
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
0%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
0%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
0
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025. “Suppressed” means the DfE withholds figures for very small cohorts.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
11.8%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
26.6%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
94%
Continuing in education
94%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
0%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, latest DfE destination measures release.

Inspection history since 2015

Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.

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