Highworth Grammar School is a secondary school located in Ashford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 14/06/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4%, the same as UK average.

School Information

Address: Maidstone Road, Ashford, TN24 8UD
Website: http://www.highworth.kent.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01233624910
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Duncan Beer
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Selective
Unique reference: 136379

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 14/06/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Girls
School Capacity: 1227
Number of Pupils: 1519
Number of Boys: 71
Number of Girls: 1448

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 1.04 Confidence interval 0.85 to 1.22
Of the 194 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 186 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:100%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:97%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:95%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:73.1
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:7
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
Quantock Drive , TN24 8QN 		3out of 4 261 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Ashford, St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Western Avenue , TN23 1ND 		3out of 4 306 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Repton Manor Primary School
Repton Avenue , TN23 3RX 		3out of 4 963 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Victoria Road Primary School
Victoria Road , TN23 7HQ 		3out of 4 1,180 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Godinton Primary School
Lockholt Close , TN23 3JR 		3out of 4 1,511 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The North School
Essella Road , TN24 8AL 		3out of 4 2,074 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Norton Knatchbull School
Hythe Road , TN24 0QJ 		3out of 4 2,221 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Towers School and Sixth Form Centre
Faversham Road , Kennington TN24 9AL 		3out of 4 2,867 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Goldwyn Sixth Form College
Unit 3 , Norfolk Drive TN23 4FB 		- not rated 943 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ashford School
East Hill , TN24 8PB 		- not rated 1,228 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Wyvern School (Buxford)
Great Chart Bypass , TN23 4ER 		3out of 4 1,798 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
Cornfields School
207 Hythe Road , Ashford TN24 8PL 		- not rated 2,116 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Goldwyn School
Godinton Lane , Great Chart TN23 3BT 		4out of 4 3,060 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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