Highworth Warneford School
Swindon, SN6 7BZ · Swindon · secondary school
10th of 14 secondary schools in Swindon we can score. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to the 911 schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 5.3/10 among them, against 6.0/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 5 | 34% | 0.18 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 50.0 · 65 | 30% | 1.98 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | 0.13 · 59 | 25% | 1.50 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 46.0 · 51 | 10% | 0.52 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 50.0% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 46.0, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was +0.13 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did better than those nationally who started from the same place. Ofsted rated the school "Requires improvement" in April 2022. Narrow the comparison to the schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 5.3 out of 10 among them, against 6.0 out of 10 nationally.
Getting in. The school has 630 pupils in a capacity of 925, leaving 295 spare places. This means the school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school plan to address the "Requires improvement" rating from its 2022 inspection? What specific support is available for pupils who are not meeting the national median in attainment? How do the current class sizes impact the quality of individual feedback?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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