Highworth Grammar School
Maidstone Road, Ashford, TN24 8UD
Year 7 - Year 13 (ages 11-18)
SecondaryAcademy converterGrammar (selective)Girls
About the school
“Highworth Grammar School combines a tradition of academic excellence with extensive pastoral support. The school has been educating students from the Ashford community for over a century and we are now a thriving school with over 1500 students and 140 staff.”
Established school - open since before 2010. Became an academy in January 2011, continuing the school that was already there.
Ofsted
Ofsted: Not judgedLast inspected 11 February 2025
Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Safeguarding effectiveYes
“Not judged” means there's no overall grade: Ofsted stopped giving single-word grades in September 2024. The full report shows how the school did in each area.
Admissions
Admissions policy on record: Selective - this school selects some or all pupils by academic ability (usually the 11+).
This school is its own admissions authority, meaning it sets and applies its own admissions criteria (rather than the local council).
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- Number of pupils
- 1543
- Phone
- 01233624910