Highworth Warneford School
Shrivenham Road, Highworth, Swindon, SN6 7BZ
This school is closed (it closed in August 2023).
It was replaced by Highworth Warneford School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Steele
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- North Swindon
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
- Capacity
- 810
- Pupils on roll
- 695
- URN
- 136860
- Local authority
- Swindon
About this school
Highworth Warneford School was a secondary academy in Swindon. It taught children aged 11 to 16 and had 695 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Highworth Warneford School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in July 2011, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 175 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.05 -0.26 to +0.16 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 51% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 78% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 21% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 |
How Highworth Warneford School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7.8% | 15.5% | 695 | — |
| Highworth Warneford School | 46 | 7.6% | 19.8% | 636 | 0.2 miles |
| Kingsdown School | 41.4 | 8.4% | 28.3% | 1,108 | 3.2 miles |
| Great Western Academy | 45.5 | 6.9% | 16.3% | 1,039 | 4.6 miles |
| The Dorcan Academy | 44.3 | 9.8% | 31.8% | 881 | 4.7 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic College | 38 | 8% | 20.8% | 1,425 | 4.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.5%
- English as an additional language
- 5.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.8%
- Persistent absence
- 22%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Highworth Warneford School0.2 miles
Secondary · Swindon
-
Kingsdown School3.2 miles
Secondary · Swindon
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Great Western Academy4.6 miles
Secondary · Swindon
-
The Dorcan Academy4.7 miles
Secondary · Swindon
-
St Joseph's Catholic College4.9 miles
Secondary · Swindon
Other schools in Swindon
- Abbey Park School Secondary
- Bradon Forest School Secondary
- Great Western Academy Secondary
- Highworth Warneford School Secondary
- Kingsdown School Secondary
- Lawn Manor Academy Secondary
- Lydiard Park Academy Secondary
- Nova Hreod Academy Secondary
- Royal Wootton Bassett Academy Secondary
- St Joseph's Catholic College Secondary
- The Commonweal School Secondary
- The Deanery CofE Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Highworth Warneford School teach?
- Highworth Warneford School taught children aged 11 to 16. It was a secondary school in Swindon.
- Has Highworth Warneford School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Highworth Warneford School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Highworth Warneford School?
- Highworth Warneford School had 695 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- What are Highworth Warneford School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Highworth Warneford School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 13 September 2023.