Highworth Warneford School is a mixed

academy An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosop ...

status secondary school in the small town of

Highworth Highworth is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Swindon, England, about northeast of Swindon town centre. The 2011 Census recorded a population of 8,151. The town is notable for its Queen Anne and Georgian buildings, dating ...

, north of Swindon, Wiltshire, England for pupils aged 11 to 16. Since July 2011, the school has been an

History

The modern Highworth Warneford was established in 1975, replacing Warneford Secondary Modern School which was established in 1957. The main buildings from the original school are still in use. There have been constant expansions of the school ever since, including the addition of a sports hall. In 2011, the school was awarded

specialist status Specialist schools in the United Kingdom (sometimes branded as specialist colleges in England and Northern Ireland) are schools with an emphasis or focus in a specific specialised subject area, which is called a specialism, or alternatively in t ...

as a

Technology College In the United Kingdom, a Technology College is a specialist school that specialises in design and technology, mathematics and science. Beginning in 1994, they were the first specialist schools that were not CTC colleges. In 2008, there were ...

Ofsted judgements

In 2001 Ofsted judged the school to have serious weaknesses. In 2003 the school was judged to have improved. At its March 2018 Ofsted inspection the school was assessed as "Requires Improvement", a deterioration from the 2013 rating of "Good".

References

Secondary schools in Swindon Educational institutions established in 1975 1975 establishments in England Academies in Swindon Highworth {{Wiltshire-school-stub