Highworth Grammar School

Selective

National rank

153

165=

Rank last year

67.8%

A-level

A-level

A*-B

57.1%

GCSE

GCSE

9/8/7

Need to know

Head teacher Duncan Beer
Attendance 95.7%
Gender of entry Girls
Send pupils* 7.0% *Special educational needs and disabilities
Total pupils 1,559
Pupils on free school meals 8.4%
Progress 8

Progress 8 is a measure of the development a school cohort/pupils makes from year 6 to year 11. The data used is from 2024. There will be no KS2 updates for 2025 or 2026 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The government is consulting on an improved version of Progress 8 and Attainment 8

WELL ABOVE AVERAGE
Our methodology
Results

A-level 2025 rank: 173=

Grade

%

A*

11.7

A

22.3

B

33.8

A*/A

34

A*-B

67.8

GCSE 2025 rank: 122=

Grade

%

9/8

34.4

7

22.7

9/8/7

57.1

What the school inspection says

“A culture of academic excellence, underpinned by nurturing care, enables pupils to thrive in this exceptional school. Pupils are immensely proud of the outstanding academic and personal achievements they make. They consistently rise to the high expectations that all staff have of them ... The ambitious curriculum is meticulously designed to enable pupils to achieve high levels of academic success ... During their time at school, pupils acquire an extensive rich range of skills and knowledge that prepares them well for life ... The school is exemplary in the way it empowers pupil voice. Student governors provide respectful challenge and influence important decisions about their education. Pupils benefit from meaningful peer mentorship. Sixth-form students provide academic support for younger pupils to help them catch up with their learning.”
Inspection
2025
*Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgment in inspections of state-funded schools. A five-point grading scale, including a new “exceptional” grade was introduced in November 2025.
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