Highworth Warneford School
Shrivenham Road, Swindon, SN6 7BZ
636 pupils · 69% of 925 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE PARK ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Free school meals
- 20.6%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 5 April 2022, published 7 September 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 46 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 50% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 72.5% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 19.6% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.93 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 140 | 130 | 282 | 139 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 147 | 138 | 312 | 147 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 127 | 116 | 270 | 125 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Kingsdown School 5.2 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Great Western Academy 7.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The Dorcan Academy 7.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Abbey Park School 7.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Joseph's Catholic College 7.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Nova Hreod Academy 8.6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.