On Thursday 13th November starting at 5pm and finishing at 7.30pm you are invited to our 6th Form Open Evening. We encourage you to visit us with your child. There will be a short talk from the Headteacher at 5pm, which will be repeated at 6pm and at 7pm. You will also have the opportunity to tour our school, meet with staff and pupils and ask any questions you may have about post 16 options.

This is a very popular and busy evening. There will be limited parking on site and so you are strongly encouraged to walk or take public transport. Some parking may be on a grass pitch area which, weather dependent, could be somewhat muddy.

We sincerely hope that you are able to attend this event

To apply for 2026 entry to 6th form - click here 

On Monday 29th Sept, Tuesday 30th Sept , Wednesday 1st Oct , Thursday 2nd Oct and Friday 3rd Oct, parents are invited to visit the school while our pupils are in lessons. Pupils will escort you on a tour of the school, answering questions and providing information as you observe the school in action.

Tours start at 9.15am and will finish around 10:30am. Any parking will be on a potentially muddy grass pitch, so you are encouraged not to drive to the school site.

This is a wonderful opportunity to see the school in full operation. If you would like to join one of the tours, please contact main reception in order to secure a place.

We sincerely hope that you are able to attend on at least one of these occasions.

On Thursday 25th September starting at 5pm and finishing at 8pm you are invited to our annual Open Evening. We encourage you to visit us with your child. There will be a short talk at 5pm, which will be repeated at 6pm and at 7pm. You will also have the opportunity to tour our school, meet with staff and pupils and ask any questions you may have.

We look forward to welcoming you so that you and your child can experience a flavour of life at The Piggott. It will give you an opportunity to speak with staff and pupils and experience the many exciting learning activities, demonstrations and displays.

This is a very popular and busy evening. There will be limited parking on site and so you are strongly encouraged to walk or take public transport. Some parking may be on a grass pitch area which, weather dependent, could be somewhat muddy.

We sincerely hope that you are able to attend this event.

We have reached the end of another busy term! The Year 11s have been working really well in lessons on the whole, identifying strategies for their revision at home and planning how to track their revision for each subject in order to get the most out of their sessions.

I am writing to share with you some key information and tips for the Easter break and the examination period. I have created a video for you to watch where I share important information about the exams and our Study Leave Sign-off System. We have also created a PowerPoint for you to read through with your child/children which details general advice for revision and exam preparations over Easter, as well as subject specific advice from Heads of Department. 

The video and PowerPoint presentation can be found on the school website by following this link:

The Piggott School - Years 10 & 11

Letters regarding study leave decisions will be sent out by Friday 25^th April. In the video I explain how the system works and once you have watched the video, if you wish to, please do complete the google form as described in the video. This should be completed by Monday 21^st April:

https://forms.gle/U1rpZHTVyQkhH8kv9

Balancing time for rest, relaxation and socialising for all our students during the Easter break is incredibly important (as detailed in the presentation). This is also a really important and very useful time for completing some quality revision in preparation for the examinations. On their return to school on Tuesday 22^nd April there will be 8 days of lessons (and after-school revision sessions) before their Celebration Morning on Friday 2^nd May, which is always a really lovely morning. More information about the Celebration Morning will be sent out after Easter along with the Exam Booster Session Timetable.

If you have any queries or need any extra support please do not hesitate to contact a member of the pastoral team.

Kind regards,

Mrs E Winter

Head of Key Stage 4

At The Piggott School our aim is to offer all students a broad, well balanced and relevant learning programme.

All students will continue to study the examined ‘core’ subjects of: English Language, English Literature, Mathematics, Science (Triple or combined) and Religious Studies.

Students will also study courses in Physical Education and PSHCE. Opportunities exist to study a range of other GCSE courses.

Please take the time to read the information below. Option Evening is usually held in January and more information will be provided here later in the year.

Key Dates for GCSE Options 2025

• Thursday 16th January - Options Information - Live on website

• Friday 17th January - Options Portal log in details sent to students 

• Thursday 6th February - Online Parents’ Evening

• Friday 7th February - Deadline for options preference form

• Early March Options - discussions begin

• End of the summer term - Option choices confirmed

Click here for subject information

I am writing to update you on the school’s most recent use of social media and the launch of our official school Instagram account! This new channel will give us an opportunity to share information about events, achievements and updates in a timely and digestible way.

We look forward to hosting the next session on Tuesday 11th February 2025. More details about this workshop will follow in the new year.

The Piggott School is extremely proud to share an outstanding set of GCSE and Level 2 results. The results that have been awarded are testament to the hard work, commitment and dedication of our students and staff.

84% of students passed English, 88 % passed Mathematics and 86% passed at least two sciences at Level 4 or above.

Our combined English and Mathematics Level 4+ pass rate was 82%. Our five or more Level 4+ including English and Mathematics is 80%.

Exceptional results were achieved in many qualifications with some subjects achieving excellent pass rates of over 95%. Congratulations to Art and Design, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Food Technology, Further Maths, German, Photography, Physics and Statistics.

We are excited that many of our students have chosen to return to study in our sixth form this September. It will be a privilege to support them in their continued learning journey and we are looking forward to seeing what they can achieve at A Level.

My thanks to the staff, students and their families for their continued support. Congratulations to all our students on their well-deserved success.

Mrs Rebecca Alexander
Headteacher

The Piggott School is proud to announce another excellent set of A Level and Level 3 Vocational results. The students, and staff, have all worked exceptionally hard and this is reflected in the outstanding grades awarded.

With over 200 students entered, our A level pass rate was 99%.

32% of our results were graded at A*-A. 63 % of our results were graded at A*-B, and 84% graded A*-C.

The average point score per A level entry was 38 points, making the average grade a B.

Our Vocational Level 3 pass rate for Applied General qualifications was 100%, with Distinction Star to Merit being 80%.

Three of our students have secured places at Oxford and Cambridge, after achieving the very highest grades in their disciplines. We are excited for them to embark on this journey.

Emily Smith, Year 13, said ‘I’m feeling very happy and relieved with my A*, A and B in Psychology, Maths and Biology. I am off to study Psychology at Bristol’. Stanislaw Mitan will also be going to university. He said ‘I can’t wait to celebrate my grades; I’m looking forward to going to Loughborough to study Business Management’.

Louie Shelton has chosen a different pathway, and he will be commencing a degree apprenticeship in Engineering with BMW. Huge congratulations to Louie for securing this position in a very competitive world.

I hope that our students will take time to recognise and celebrate their success, finding happiness and fulfilment in whatever the future holds for them. My thanks to all our teaching and support staff for their continued dedication and professionalism.

Mrs Rebecca Alexander
Headteacher

Despite this strong foundation of positive behaviour for learning, our staff were keen to revisit the school values and ensure that there was a consistency of expectation for learning across the school. We wanted to use the opportunity to define what behaviour we should expect in the classroom and at social times. Treating the school values as the bedrock of who we are, we quickly established that the very best learning environment is, without doubt, rooted in respectful relationships. With this in mind, we have developed a new visual aid that really defines, and describes, what behaviour we expect from all members of the school community.

Posters will be displayed around the school and staff will be actively using the language displayed to recognise and reward excellent behaviour. Praise and appreciation are motivating for us all and, as a staff, we are committed to ensuring that our brilliant, hardworking learners are noticed and celebrated.

The game started lively with Piggott controlling the game for the first 15 minutes, however as the first half went by, Millfield started to get a hold of the game. The whistle was blown for half-time and the deadlock was yet to be broke, 0-0. Another 40 minutes went by where both teams had their chances but the game still remained 0-0. Into extra time we went. Piggott dug deep, remained focused and played some brilliant football as they had done all game. With 1 minute of extra time to be played and penalties looming, it was Bea who played a perfect ball into the box for Blossom to smash into the bottom corner. 1-0. 

Millfield threw everything at them in the last seconds of the game but the girls held on to secure themselves a place in the Semi-Finals of the English Schools National Cup. You can imagine the scenes at full time. An outstanding team performance. Just to put it into perspective, out of 388 schools, The Piggott School have made it into the last 4 and are just one game away from the Final, which they fully deserve to be in! They are history makers as no team in Piggott School History have ever made it this far. We are so proud of their achievements, it has been an incredible and dedicated journey which have worked so hard for.  Well done girls! 

The Piggott School Carol Service

On Wednesday 20^th September, 21 students from Years 10, 11, 12 and 13 flew to Germany for a week to take part in the German Exchange, accompanied by Mrs Schgör, Mrs Rawlings, and Mr Hersent.  Our partner school is the Ville Gymnasium in Erftstadt (Wokingham’s twin town) near Cologne.  It was a busy week spent with the host families, some time in the partner school, day trips to Burg Eltz, Koblenz, Cologne cathedral and chocolate museum, Bonn and Königswinter, a boat trip along the Rhine, and our 6^th formers did some work experience in a local primary school.  Our students made the most of the experience, enjoyed practising their German and were superb ambassadors for our school – we received many compliments on their behaviour and enthusiasm for getting involved.

Early bird, online entry is open for this year's Fun Run here at The Piggott School on Sunday 8 October. Parents and students can compete in the 5K which starts at 11:30am. Visit the Twyford Together website for all the latest details at www.twyfordtogether.org.

The Piggott School is once again delighted to be hosting the Twyford Together Charity 5K and Fun Run. As ever, it promises to be a terrific community get-together with races for all ages, seasonal stalls and fabulous prizes as well as novelty categories and activities. Parents and students can compete in the 5K which starts at 11:30am. And if you’re inclined to think Fun Run is an oxymoron and need a little incentive to register ...Twyford’s brand new boutique café, The Orangery, is giving away a mouth-watering chocolate platter experience for four. The winner will be drawn at random during the prizegiving from entries received in advance online. So, why not team up with friends and family for the best chance of winning. For details of all the prizes and categories, visit www.twyfordtogether.org. The event is organised by Twyford Together in association with Barnes Fitness and sponsored by The Shredquarters.

Choosing a secondary school that your child will be happy and thrive in is a big decision.  This is a major milestone in your child's life and the decision is an important one. If you are considering The Piggott School, we encourage you and your child to attend at least one of our open events.

Open Evening 2023: Thursday 28th September 2023

On Thursday, 28th September, starting at 5pm and finishing at 8pm, parents and prospective students are invited to our annual Open Evening. There will be a short presentation at 5pm, which will be repeated at 6pm and at 7pm. You will have the opportunity to tour our school, meet with staff and pupils and ask any questions you may have. NO NEED TO BOOK.

This is a very popular and busy evening. There will be limited parking on site so you are strongly encouraged to walk or take public transport. Some parking may be on a grass pitch area which, weather dependent, could be somewhat muddy.

For more information and welcome vidoes, please visit our Open Evening and Open Days page on the website 

The Piggott School - Open Evening and Open Days

Open Days 2023

On the below dates, parents are invited to visit the school while our pupils are in lessons. Pupils will escort you on a tour of the school, answering questions and providing information as you observe the children’s learning. This is a wonderful opportunity to see the school in full operation.

Tuesday 3rd October

Wednesday 4th October

Thursday 5th October

Friday 6th October

Tuesday 10th October

Tours start at 9.15am and will finish around 10.30am.

If you would like to join one of the tours, please contact main reception in order to secure a place.

The dates for the 2024 have not yet been determined.

Following last week’s outstanding set of A level and Level 3 results, Executive Headteacher Mr Gray is pleased to announce another outstanding set of GCSE and level 2 results for The Piggott School.

90% of pupils passed English, 92% passed mathematics and 91% passed at least two science GCSEs at Level 4 or above. Our combined best English and mathematics Level 4+ pass rate was 89%.

Our five or more Level 4+ including best English and mathematics is 87%!

Exceptional results were achieved across a whole range of subjects, with pass rates of 100% in eight subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Chinese, Further maths, Physics, Polish, Statistics and Dance.

Other subject highlights with outstanding pass rates included Media Studies (97%), Spanish (97%), Art & Design (96%), Computer Science (96%), French (96%), Sports Studies (95%), Photography (93%), Religious Studies (91%), Creative iMedia (89%), History (88%), Double Science (85%), Design Technology (85%), Business Studies (83%) and Geography (81%).

The vast majority of our students will be returning to study in our sixth form this September. The Piggott School Sixth Form is a centre of excellence for Academic, Applied General and Technical learning.

Our students and staff have worked incredibly hard and this year’s results are a testament to this. Mr Gray thanks all the teaching and support staff for their continued dedication and professionalism. Congratulations to all our students on their richly deserved success and thank you to all of their parents for their unstinting support.

August 2023

Executive Headteacher Mr Gray is pleased to announce another outstanding set of A Level and Level 3 Vocational results for The Piggott School in each of our Academic and Vocational courses.

The staff and students have all worked exceptionally hard over the past two years and this is reflected in the outstanding grades awarded.

Our A level pass rate was 99% with an outstanding 34% of grades at A* & A.

63% of our results were graded at A*-B, and 83.5% graded A*-C. The average point score per A level entry was 39 points using the QCA system, making the average grade a B.

Our Vocational Level 3 pass rate for Applied General qualifications was over 100%, with Distinction Star to Merit being 87%.

This once again shows our outstanding sixth form as a centre of excellence for Academic and Vocational learning.

Zac Slocombe, Year 13, said ‘I’m feeling over the moon with an A* in Business, A* in Geography and an A in Economics. I am eternally grateful for all the help and support from my teachers. I am heading off to Manchester to study Economics and Finance.

Jess Peck and Lara Branston are excited to study at Cambridge in the new academic year. Jess said ‘I am feeling ecstatic and slightly overwhelmed to achieve 4 A*s. I am looking forward to starting a degree in Computer Science’. Lara achieved 2A*s and an A. She was elated and plans to study Geography at Cambridge from September.

I wish all our students the very best for the future and thank all the teaching and support staff for their continued dedication and professionalism.

D J Gray

Executive Headteacher

Please do check your email inboxes as we have asked all applicants to RSVP

Best wishes,

Miss L Reynolds

Head of Year 12 and 13

The Governors of The Piggott School and Altwood C of E School are consulting parents, carers and staff on forming a Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) together.

I was so impressed with the superb quality of the cakes that came in, so thank you again. I’d also like to thank the school council members for their brilliant help in selling and promoting the baked goods. We had so many donations in that we decided to run the bake sale over 2 days.

You can also access all previous newsletters by clicking on the attachments below

The ASK Team at Adviza are hosting a free event on Monday 6^th February 2023 for students and Parents/Carers interested in finding out about apprenticeships, where to find them and how to apply.

At The Piggott School our aim is to offer all students a broad, well-balanced and relevant learning programme. All of you will continue to study the examined ‘core’ subjects of: English Language, English Literature, Mathematics, Science (single or double) and Religious Studies. You will also study courses in Physical Education and PSHCE. Opportunities exist for you to study a range of other GCSE courses. Every effort is made by your subject teachers, form tutors, Head of Year and the Senior Leadership Team, to offer you information, advice and guidance in the weeks leading up to this time of choice. Below you will find key dates, the Options Booklet and Preferences Form and various presentations from each subject that were presented during the Options Evening.  Good luck with your decision!

Key Dates for GCSE Options 2023

Thursday 12th January - Virtual Options Evening

Thursday 2nd February - Online Parents’ Evening

Friday 3rd February - Deadline for options preference form

Early March Options - discussions begin

End of the summer term Option choices confirmed

*The Options Booklet and Preferences Form for 2023 will appear here in the coming months

Options Booklet 2023

The Options Booklet details the option choices available for Year 9 students for the academic year 2022/23 All students follow a core curriculum of English Language GCSE, English Literature GCSE, Mathematics GCSE, Science GCSE and Religious Studies GCSE. All students will also study General PE (and will be examined in GCSE PE if they choose PE GCSE as an option,) plus PSHCE and or Leadership.

Please click on the link below

Business Studies

Chinese

Computer Science

Creative iMedia

Design and Technology

Drama

English Language and English Literature

Fine Art

Food Preparation and Nutrition

French

Geography

German

History

Mathematics

Media Studies

Music

Physical Education

Photography

Religious Education

Science

Spanish

Statistics and Level 2 Certificate in Further Mathematics

The Wokingham My Journey Team is running free bike checks on 24^th and 25^th January at Twyford Station 3.30-6.30pm.

Advanced booking is needed.

A reminder to all Year 8 families that the Options Evening is due to take place on Thursday 12^th January, with the first sessions beginning at 6pm. Joining instructions, and links to join each session have been emailed to all Year 8 pupils - using their Piggott School email address. The Options Booklet will help support and inform the decisions being made - please find a link to this booklet below. During the Options Evening all microphones and cameras will be disabled on MS Teams - but the chat function will be enabled. Please do pose any questions you may have about the Options process to each subject lead. If anyone has any queries about this event then please do not hesitate to get in touch with me at school. Finally - details surrounding how the options forms will be submitted will be shared with you all after the event tomorrow. 

I hope you all find the event useful and informative. 

Kind regards,

Mr A MacLeod

Deputy Headteacher

We took with us 6 students, bags full of socks and pants (kindly donated by our school community), sweets, homemade Christmas cards and a very big Christmas tree!

It was lovely to see how happy everyone was for a bit of Christmas cheer. The students spent some time seeing how the centre worked and decorating the tree. The centre's Christmas meal was the next day so we got there just in time.

Thank you so much to everyone who sent in a donation. With the cold days ahead, they are needed more than ever.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year,

Miss Marris

Step 1

Download the free app from the App Store or Google Play.

Step 2

Register, then you'll automatically be added to the My Journey Wokingham challenge.

Step 3

Make sure automatic tracking is toggled on, the app will track your trips and you will be credited with ValleyCoins to spend or donate.

Treat yourself or help others with your ValleyCoins

ValleyCoins can be exchanged for high street vouchers or donated to charity right from within the Innovation Valley Rewards app

Download on Apple App Store                                 Download on Google Play

We always have a little competition to see which tutor can gather the biggest donations and there were two worthy winners this year:

Congratulations to 10CD and 8CC!