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Highworth Grammar School

Academy converter · Ashford · TN24 8UD

Ages 11–18 · 1,553 pupils · Kent

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Ofsted

Not judged

Attainment 8

68.8

Overall absence

5.6%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-01-14

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8+0.65
−20+2
Attainment 868.8
English & maths grade 5+89%
English & maths grade 4+98%
EBacc entry96%

EBacc APS: 6.5

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.7%
Unauthorised0.9%
Authorised absence
4.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.9%
Enrolments in measure
1,093

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill102%

1,553 pupils · 1,520 places

Pupils on roll
1,553
Boys / girls
91 / 1,462
School capacity
1,520
Capacity fill
1,553 / 1,520 (102%)
Free school meals
9.1%
FSM pupils
99
Admissions policy
Selective
Gender
Girls
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 11–18

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: HIGHWORTH GRAMMAR SCHOOL TRUST
Academy trust
HIGHWORTH GRAMMAR SCHOOL TRUST
Headteacher
Mr Duncan Beer

Location

Address
Maidstone Road
Postcode
TN24 8UD
Town
Ashford
County
Kent
Local authority
Kent
District
Ashford
Constituency
Ashford
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Girls academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Ashford, Kent, 1,553 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, selective admissions. Free school meals: 9.1%.

Open schools in Ashford
62
Secondary schools in Ashford
5
Academies among open schools in Ashford
39% (24)
Open schools in TN24
12
Secondary in TN24
4
Open schools in Kent LA
713
Secondary in Kent LA
100

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in AshfordNear TN24

  • The North School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Ashford · TN24 8AL · Kent

    Ages 11–19

    • Att839.6
    • P8-0.3
    • Absence10.0%

    1.2 miles away

  • The Norton Knatchbull School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Ashford · TN24 0QJ · Kent

    Ages 11–18

    • Att864.2
    • P80.3
    • Absence5.2%

    1.3 miles away

  • Chilmington Green School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Free schools · Secondary

    Great Chart · TN23 3DL · Kent

    Ages 11–19

    • Absence5.1%

    2.6 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mr Duncan Beer
Telephone
01233624910
Website
http://www.highworth.kent.sch.uk/

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