Highworth Grammar School

State-Funded School

highworth-grammar-school-kent-south-east

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

AshfordConstituency

TN24 8UDPostcode

9.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Highworth Grammar School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Kent, South East.

It currently serves 1,553 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 70.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 95.3%
EBacc average point score: 6.7

Ethnicity

White

62%

Asian

18%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,553

Total Pupils

6%Boys

94%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

28%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,553
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
11 Feb 2025	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
5 Jul 2013	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.