The Piggott School

About The Piggott School

The Piggott School’s headline academic metrics put it in a league of its own within Wokingham. Its Progress 8 score of 0.74 is more than three times the local authority average of 0.21, and it ranks first out of nine secondary schools in the borough. That score also places it in the top 10% nationally, and the Department for Education bands its progress as ‘well above average’. The school is heavily oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, there were 474 applications for 218 places, with 207 first-preference applications resulting in 194 offers. This level of demand suggests local families see the school as a standout option, and the data backs that up. The school is a Church of England all-through (ages 4-18) with a single-site secondary phase, and its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023 confirmed it remains Good, with an ungraded outcome of ‘Improving’.

At GCSE, attainment is strong across the board. The Attainment 8 score sits at 58.2, and 82.7% of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in English and maths. The EBacc average point score is 5.15, with 48.1% of pupils entering the EBacc combination of subjects. In the sixth form, the picture is similarly positive: the average points per entry is 38.6, equivalent to a B grade, and the best three A-levels average out at a B as well. The sixth form’s value-added score of 0.06 is in the ‘average’ band, meaning students make progress broadly in line with expectations given their prior attainment. Ofsted rated the sixth form provision as Outstanding in its 2023 inspection, and leadership and management also earned an Outstanding grade. The school’s Progress 8 breakdown shows particularly strong results in open subjects (0.92) and the EBacc bucket (0.76), with English and maths also well above zero.

The school is well equipped, with facilities including a sports hall, theatre, gymnasium, tennis courts, swimming pool, science labs, a sixth form centre, and a chapel. It offers a wide range of sports, from rowing and netball to gymnastics and swimming, plus clubs like drama, choir, gardening, and Young Enterprise. The SEND register covers a broad spectrum of needs, including dyslexia, autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language difficulties, and physical disabilities. Parent View responses from 20 families in the 2024/25 period are overwhelmingly positive: 95% of respondents said their child is happy (55% strongly agree), 100% said their child feels safe, and 90% would recommend the school. The main area of weaker feedback was around communication: 35% of parents disagreed that the school makes them aware of what their child will learn, though 60% agreed or strongly agreed. This is a school for families who prioritise strong academic outcomes and a structured, high-expectations environment, and who are willing to navigate a competitive admissions process to secure a place.

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