Highworth Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Ashford, Kent
11+ scores · 2026 entry
| Kent Test pass mark (lowest on any one paper) | 108 |
| Kent Test pass mark (total) | 332 |
From Highworth Grammar School · a pass mark doesn't guarantee a place
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026: Not published · From Kent County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Highworth Grammar School is a secondary school in Ashford, Kent for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 14 January 2025. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
Highworth Grammar School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Not published |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- There were 267 first-choice applications for 214 offers in 2026 Year 7 entry, 1.2 first choices per offer, the 23rd highest of 99 Kent secondary schools.
- In 2026 Year 7 entry, 200 offers went to first-choice families, while 67 first-choice families (25%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 95% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%).
- That was the highest of 8 schools in 2024/25: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest secondary schools in Kent that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kent schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Maidstone Road, Ashford, TN24 8UD
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 1,553 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 14 January 2025
Strengths
- “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.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 February 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 95% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 70.8 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 267 first-preference applications, 214 offers in total, 200 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- The North School 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Norton Knatchbull School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Towers School and Sixth Form Centre 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Chilmington Green School 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Wye School 3.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Lenham School 8.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre 9.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Brockhill Park Performing Arts College 10.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published