The Piggott School
Twyford Road, Wargrave, Reading, RG10 8DS
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- AGAPE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Alexander (Secondary Headteacher) Claire Waite (Primary Headteacher)
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
- Constituency
- Wokingham
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,548
- Pupils on roll
- 1,945
- URN
- 136891
- Local authority
- Wokingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01189402357
About this school
The Piggott School is a Church of England all-through academy in Reading. It teaches children aged 4 to 18 and has 1,945 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 11 May 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good and saw signs of improvement; a full inspection will follow. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 69% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 14% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 90% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 79% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 79% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 203 | 214 | 213 |
| Attainment 8 score | 59.1 | 58.2 | 61.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.79 +0.59 to +0.99 | +0.74 +0.54 to +0.93 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 69% | 65.9% | 74.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 89% | 82.7% | 90.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 44% | 48.1% | 46.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.5 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Piggott School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wokingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50% | 66% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 67.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 68.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Wokingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59.1 | 38.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 58.2 | 43.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 61.9 | 42.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,829 |
| 2023/24 | 1,868 |
| 2024/25 | 1,885 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Piggott School compares
The Piggott School ranked 2nd of 9 secondary schools in Wokingham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 94% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61.9 | 6.5% | 6.3% | 1,945 | — |
| King's Academy Binfield | 48.6 | 6.1% | 11.1% | 1,500 | 6.1 miles |
| St Michael's Catholic School | 49.1 | 6.8% | 17.3% | 2,414 | 10.1 miles |
| Polehampton Church of England Junior School | — | 3.6% | 6% | 232 | 0.6 miles |
| Robert Piggott CofE Junior School | — | — | — | — | 0.6 miles |
| Robert Piggott CofE Infant School | — | — | — | — | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.28%
- English as an additional language
- 8.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.48%
- Persistent absence
- 15.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
King's Academy Binfield6.1 miles
All-through · Bracknell
-
St Michael's Catholic School10.1 miles
All-through · High Wycombe
-
Polehampton Church of England Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Robert Piggott CofE Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Robert Piggott CofE Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Reading
Other schools in Reading
The Piggott School ranks 32nd of the 82 ranked primary schools in Reading, and The Piggott School ranks 3rd of the 19 ranked secondary schools in Reading.
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Common questions
- What year groups does The Piggott School teach?
- The Piggott School teaches children aged 4 to 18. It is an all-through school in Reading.
- Who is the headteacher of The Piggott School?
- The headteacher of The Piggott School is Mrs Rebecca Alexander (Secondary Headteacher) Claire Waite (Primary Headteacher), as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Piggott School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Piggott School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is The Piggott School?
- The Piggott School has 1,945 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 18.
- Is The Piggott School full?
- The Piggott School has capacity for 1,548 pupils and 1,945 on roll (126%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Piggott School a faith school?
- Yes. The Piggott School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Oxford.
- Is The Piggott School a selective school?
- No. The Piggott School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs The Piggott School?
- The Piggott School is part of AGAPE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Piggott School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Piggott School rank locally?
- The Piggott School ranked 2nd of 9 secondary schools in Wokingham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 94% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Piggott School's absence rate?
- The Piggott School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Piggott School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Piggott School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.