About Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre is an academy in Emmer Green on the outskirts of Reading, Berkshire, England. It has a capacity for approximately 1450 students aged 11–18. There are currently 1342 students on roll at the school with 262 students attending the Sixth Form.
Highdown School is a specialist school for Maths and Computing. The school has developed an international reputation and government recognition for outstanding practice in this vitally important area (ICT). The schools contribution to the development of ICT in education has been acknowledged by Bill Gates, President of Microsoft, in his book ‘Business @ the Speed of Thought