The Piggott School
All-through · Academy converter · Mixed · Wokingham
Twyford Road, Reading, RG10 8DS
83
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.5%
15.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,945
Capacity used
Over capacity126%
1,548 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
21 of 21 families who put it first got an offer
21
Places offered
71
Total applications
3.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 21 | 21 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 14 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 25 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 11 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 71 | 21 | 30% |
1st preference success by year
Wokingham lets families list 4 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- All-through
- Age range
- 4–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Rebecca Alexander (Secondary Headteacher) Claire Waite (Primary Headteacher)
- Address
- Twyford Road, Wargrave, Reading, RG10 8DS
- Phone
- 01189402357
- Local authority
- Wokingham
- Ward / constituency
- Thames · Wokingham
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136891
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 7% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 8% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: AGAPE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
1,945 pupils · 1,548 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
11 May 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,379 pupils
Attendance
93.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
15.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 69% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 14% | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 58.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.74 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 66% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 83% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.15 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 38.60 | — | — |
Average grade: B (England B-)
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 69% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 7% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 61.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 74.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 90.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 46.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.49 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 213 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 38.84 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 20.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 223 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 213 | 45% | 84% | 93% | |
| English Language | 213 | 35% | 74% | 90% | |
| Religious Studies | 207 | 42% | 75% | 86% | |
| English Literature | 207 | 38% | 81% | 92% | |
| Combined Science | 153 | 25% | 67% | 83% | |
| Business | 142 | 46% | 78% | 92% | |
| Geography | 126 | 34% | 70% | 83% | |
| Art and Design | 102 | 44% | 84% | 92% | |
| Physical Education | 66 | 26% | 62% | 73% | |
| Biology | 59 | 85% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 59 | 75% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 59 | 69% | 100% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 69 | 16% | 57% | 78% | |
| Economics | 62 | 5% | 29% | 56% | |
| Business Studies | 59 | 10% | 29% | 71% | |
| Biology | 54 | 13% | 31% | 52% | |
| Chemistry | 39 | 15% | 38% | 59% | |
| Sociology | 35 | 3% | 17% | 80% | |
| Geography | 31 | 10% | 29% | 68% | |
| Psychology | 30 | 0% | 30% | 57% | |
| Physics | 29 | 3% | 34% | 59% | |
| English Literature | 29 | 7% | 24% | 66% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 25 | 0% | 20% | 80% | |
| Photography | 23 | 9% | 26% | 57% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 15270: The Piggott School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 66% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 4% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 67% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Wokingham council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.