Highworth Warneford School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Swindon
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
5.186 miles
Published by Swindon Borough Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Highworth Warneford School is a secondary school in Swindon for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Swindon has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Highworth Warneford 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 | 5.186 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 lived 5.186 miles away, the longest of 9 Swindon secondary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 3.04 miles).
- Of the 282 Year 7 applications in 2026, 65 (23%) came from families living outside Swindon, and 29 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 50% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 46 (England 46).
- On grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths, 2024/25 ranked 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Swindon.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Swindon schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Shrivenham Road, Highworth, Swindon, SN6 7BZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Council
- Swindon
- Pupils on roll
- 636 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 50% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 46 | 46 |
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: 130 first-preference applications, 140 offers in total, 130 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 Swindon.
- Kingsdown School 3.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Great Western Academy 4.5 mi Good Last distance published
- The Dorcan Academy 4.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Abbey Park School 4.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic College 4.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Nova Hreod Academy 5.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lawn Manor Academy 5.5 mi Good Last distance published
- UTC Swindon 5.8 mi Requires improvement