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Hardenhuish School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Hardenhuish Lane, Chippenham SN14 6RJ · hardenhuish.wilts.sch.uk · 01249 650693
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Wiltshire 46.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,519
- 91% of 1,678 places
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 15.7%
- First language not English
- 5.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 272 families put the school first and 236 places were offered; 86% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 236 | 272 | 1.2▲ | 86% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 247 | 288 | 1.2▲ | 85% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 239 | 323 | 1.4▲ | 74% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 235 | 288 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 239 | 250 | 1▲ | 96% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.5, and 42.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Wiltshire it was 46.2, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (36.3 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼42.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲66.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼25.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.14 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 63.2 | +3.4 |
| Sixth form college | 0.4 | 0 |
| Further education | 28.5 | −4.4 |
| Other education | 1.3 | +0.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.3 | +0.5 |
| Employment | 0.4 | −2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.2 | +2.6 |
| Activity not captured | 0.8 | −0.4 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 156 students | B- (36.3) | Above average +0.25 | |
| 157 students | B- (36.7) | Above average +0.28 | |
| 39 students | Merit+ (28.7) | Average +0.16 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 160 | C+ (35) | +0.25 |
| 2022/23 | 131 | B- (36.5) | — |
| 2021/22 | 152 | B+ (42.2) | — |
| 2018/19 | 104 | B- (35) | +0.04 |
| 2017/18 | 148 | C+ (32.8) | -0.09 |
| 2016/17 | 159 | C (31.2) | -0.02 |
| 2015/16 | 148 | C (30.6) | -0.12 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 52.6 | −1.6 |
| Further and other education | 1.9 | +1.3 |
| Further education | 0.6 | — |
| Other education | 1.3 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 4.5 | −1.3 |
| Employment | 31.2 | −1.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.8 | +3.9 |
| Activity not captured | 1.9 | −1.3 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 1 November 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Hardenhuish School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 31 Oct 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Feb 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (159 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 159
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied
based on 40 parents (25%) with SEND