Secondary school in Swindon
Highworth Warneford School
Shrivenham Road, Highworth, Swindon, SN6 7BZ
Ofsted
Graded Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 5 April 2022.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 4 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
GCSE results 2024/25
Attainment 8 score
The average grade across eight GCSEs, doubling English and maths. 50 is roughly a grade 5 average.
Grade 5+ in English & maths
Grade 4+ in English & maths
EBacc average point score
Entered the EBacc
On Attainment 8 this school is around the middle of state-funded secondaries in England.
Compared with the fifth of schools whose intake is second least disadvantaged, which is where this one sits, it is in the lower half.
Progress 8 2023/24
Taking that range into account, progress was not statistically different from the national average. DfE bands this as average.
Progress 8 measures how far pupils moved between the end of primary and their GCSEs, which makes it far fairer than raw attainment. It is shown for 2023/24 because it could not be calculated for 2024/25: that year group would have sat their key stage 2 tests in summer 2020, when the tests were cancelled, so there is no starting point to measure from. Every school in England is affected, not just this one.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 636
- Places
- 925
- How full
- 69% full — 636 of 925 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 289 / 347
- Overall absence
- 8%
- Persistently absent
- 22%
secondary schools average 8.6%
secondary schools average 23.9% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 20%
- English as an additional language
- 5%
- With an EHC plan
- 2%
- On SEN support
- 18%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Swindon 001B, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 36%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 14%
- Households owning their home
- 71%
- Households in social housing
- 8%
- Households with no car
- 19%
- Adults economically inactive
- 43%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- Ages 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- THE PARK ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Sophie Hesten
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Ward
- Blunsdon and Highworth
- Constituency
- Swindon North
- URN
- 150277
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maranatha Christian SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 1.3 mi |
| Kingsdown SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 41.4 | 3.2 mi |
| Great Western AcademyFree schools | Good 2023 | 45.5 | 4.5 mi |
| Swindon AcademyAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 50.2 | 4.6 mi |
| The Dorcan AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 44.3 | 4.8 mi |
| Abbey Park SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 46.2 | 4.9 mi |
| St Joseph's Catholic CollegeAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 38 | 4.9 mi |
| Nova Hreod AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 49.1 | 5.3 mi |
Schools with a similar intake
State-funded secondary schools nationally whose share of disadvantaged pupils is closest to this school's. This is the fairest like-for-like comparison the published data supports.
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Upton-by-Chester High SchoolFoundation school | No grade | 48.8 |
| King James's SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 46.1 |
| Uffculme SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 52.8 |
| Lavington SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 50.3 |
| Oakgrove SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 54.7 |
| Chelmer Valley High SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 45.3 |
| The Arthur Terry SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 55.4 |
| The South Wolds Academy & Sixth FormAcademy converter | No grade | 53.5 |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25, and 2023/24 for Progress 8.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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