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Good
Oversubscribed
Academy
The Piggott School
Primary
Secondary
Post 16
Church of England
Twyford Road Wargrave, Reading, RG108DS
011 8940 2357


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
4 - 18
PUPILS
1554

The Piggott School is an Academy (Academy converter) with a Church of England religious character. The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 4 and 18 and has a capacity of 1548. The school was last rated as Good by Ofsted on 30 Nov 2017.

This school has strong academic results. It is in the top 10% of Secondary schools in England based on Key Stage 4 GCSE performance and ranking according to the Attainment 8 score (how well pupils of the school have performed in up to 8 qualifications). It is also in the top 20% of Secondary schools in England based on Key Stage 5 (A-Level and equivalent) performance and ranking according to the Average Point Score (how well pupils of the school have performed in their Academic qualifications).


PUPIL MIX
808 boys and 746 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
15.3
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
5.1%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
7.7%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
8.1%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
10.9%
EHC PLAN
1.1%


School Performance


Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School
Not available
Local Authority
74%
England
65%


Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School
Not available
Local Authority
14%
England
11%


Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Not available
Writing
Not available
Maths
Not available


Key Stage 2 Scaled Scores

Average Score School Local Authority England
Reading Not available 107 104
Maths Not available 107 105



Attainment 8 score

School
60.1
Local Authority
50.9
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
70%
Local Authority
53%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 67% 56% 40%
EBacc average point score 5.52 4.6 4.07



Percentage of students completing

School
94.7%
Local Authority
95.9%
England
91.3%

Progress Score

Above Average


Averages per A level entry

  School Local Authority England
Average Grade B C+ C+
Average Points 38.41 33.31 32.87



Percentage of students completing

School
94.7%
Local Authority
95.9%
England
91.2%

Progress Score

Above Average


Average results per academic qualifications

  School Local Authority England
Average Grade B C+ C+
Average Points 38.43 33.42 33.02




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

30 Nov 2017

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Outstanding
Safeguarding is effective Yes
Early years provision Good
Sixth form provision Outstanding




School Admissions


Demand for primary school places
Oversubscribed

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 120
Of which first preference applications 36
Of which second preference applications 23
Of which third preference applications 32
Total offers made 29
Of which first preference offers 29
Of which second preference offers 0
Of which third preference offers 0


Demand for secondary school places
Oversubscribed

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 523
Of which first preference applications 246
Of which second preference applications 131
Of which third preference applications 94
Total offers made 171
Of which first preference offers 168
Of which second preference offers 3
Of which third preference offers 0




School Destinations


The percentage of students staying in education or employment (the year) after completing their GCSEs:

School
98%
Local Authority
97%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 95% 90% 87%
Staying in employment 2% 3% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 2% 4% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 1% 2% 5%


The percentage of students progressing to higher education or training (in the two years) after completing their A Levels:

School
70%
Local Authority
72%
England
62%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Degrees 68% 70% 58%
Of which top third higher education institutions
34% 32% 19%
Of which Russell Group institutions
22% 19% 14%
Of which Oxford or Cambridge
2% 1% 1%
Higher Apprenticeships 2% 1% 1%
Other study at level 4 or 5 0% 1% 3%




School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
6
GREEN SPACE
8
ENVIRONMENT
7
SAFETY
9
PROPERTY
£497,000 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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