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Highworth Grammar School for Girls

Community school · Ashford · TN24 8UD

Ages 11–18 · Kent

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census.

School capacity
1,223
Admissions policy
Selective
Gender
Girls
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 11–18

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Paul Danielsen

Location

Address
Quantock Drive
Postcode
TN24 8UD
Town
Ashford
County
Kent
Local authority
Kent
District
Ashford
Constituency
Ashford
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban city and town

Local context

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

Girls community school (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Ashford, Kent. Notable characteristics: sixth form, selective admissions.

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

  • Highworth Grammar School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Ashford · TN24 8UD · Kent

    Ages 11–18

    • Att868.8
    • P80.7
    • EM5+89%
    • Absence5.6%

    0.0 miles away

  • The North School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Ashford · TN24 8AL · Kent

    Ages 11–19

    • Att839.6
    • P8-0.3
    • EM5+34%
    • 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
    • EM5+86%
    • Absence5.2%

    1.3 miles away

  • Towers School and Sixth Form Centre

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Ashford · TN24 9AL · Kent

    Ages 11–19

    • Att840.2
    • P8-0.3
    • EM5+35%
    • Absence9.6%

    1.6 miles away

  • Chilmington Green School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Free schools · Secondary

    Great Chart · TN23 3DL · Kent

    Ages 11–19

    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM31.8%
    • Demand1.08

    2.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Paul Danielsen

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