Highworth Grammar School | Secondary with sixth form in Ashford | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Highworth Grammar School

SecondaryPost 16

Ashford · Ashford · TN24 8UD http://www.highworth.kent.sch.uk/

Pupils
1,553
cap. 1,520
Ages
11 - 18
Gender
Girls
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report card

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Latest inspection
14 Jan 2025
Area judgements only

Ofsted no longer gives state-funded schools a single overall grade.

Area judgements

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Sixth form provision
Outstanding

Other Ofsted reports

2 reports
13 Jun 2013
Full inspectionOutstanding
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14 Feb 2012
Academy conversion letter
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

Admissions policy · Selective

This school is in Ashford. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

GCSE 9–4
100%
+1pp
LA
67%
England
66%
100%99%98%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
GCSE 5+
95%
+6pp
LA
48%
England
46%
95%92%89%
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Attainment 8
70.8
+2.0
LA
47.8
England
46.8
73.871.168.4
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EBacc entry
96%
-0pp
LA
48%
England
41%
100%98%95%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc APS
14.3
+0.2
LA
7.7
England
7.7
14.513.612.7
'18'19'22'23'24'25

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)+0.65
Well above average
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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS
40.0
+1.5
LA
30.0
England
32.4
43.740.737.8
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A-level value added
+0.00
+0.2
LA
-0.21
+0.1-0.1-0.2
'17'18'19'24'25
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
18%
-2pp
LA
11%
England
14%
28%23%18%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Average A-level grade
B
0
B+BB-
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Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added+0.00
Average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

100%

staying in education or employment

Education99%
Apprenticeships0%
Employment

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

94%

staying in education or employment

3% did not stay in education or employment

3% no destination recorded

Education72%
Apprenticeships3%
Employment19%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
1,543
cap. 1,520
1,5431,4771,410
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Pupil : teacher ratio
17.6
LA AVG 17.78:1
19.118.417.6
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
30%
LA AVG 12.27%
30%24%19%
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FSM eligible
8%
LA AVG 26.9%
9%7%5%
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SEN
7%
LA AVG 15.48%
7%5%2%
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Overall absence
5%
LA
8%
England
9%
7%5%4%
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Persistent absence
10%
LA
24%
England
24%
21%13%4%
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Overview

AddressMaidstone Road, Ashford, TN24 8UD
Telephone01233624910
Local authorityKent
PhaseSecondary with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.6:1
AdmissionsSelective
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£6363 spend / pupil£6384 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Became an academy 1 Jan 2011 (was URN 118804)

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSCohort
2024/25100%95%70.8Not applicable96%14.3214
2023/2498%89%68.8+0.6596%14.2217
2022/2399%91%69.7+0.7195%14.5222
2021/2298%93%73.8+0.9596%13.6194
2018/19100%95%73.1+1.04100%13.6194
2017/1899%95%71.1+0.9899%12.7183
2016/1798%89%68.4+0.7498%180
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2598%
2023/2496%
2022/2396%
2021/2296%
2018/19100%
2017/1899%
2016/1799%

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2540.0B+0.0018%223
2023/2438.5B-0.2320%234
2022/2340.4B23%226
2021/2243.7B+28%228
2018/1940.1B+0.0725%238
2017/1838.3B--0.0522%229
2016/1737.8B-+0.0524%213

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/251,54317.67%30%8%5%10%
2023/241,53618.17%30%7%6%13%
2022/231,54218.85%28%7%6%15%
2021/221,53019.12%26%7%7%21%
2020/211,51918.63%24%5%
2018/191,49318.43%22%9%4%6%
2017/181,45518.43%22%9%4%4%
2016/171,41018.83%19%8%4%5%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.