Hardenhuish School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Wiltshire
Hardenhuish Lane, Chippenham, SN14 6RJ
74
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
85%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.8%
19.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,519
Capacity used
Has space91%
1,678 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
85%
1st preference success rate
246 of 288 families who put it first got an offer
247
Places offered
548
Total applications
2.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 288 | 246 | ● 85% |
| 2nd preference | 207 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 53 | 1 | ● 2% |
| Total | 548 | 247 | 45% |
1st preference success by year
Wiltshire lets families list 3 preferences. 15 applications came from outside the council area (3 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Lisa Percy
- Address
- Hardenhuish Lane, Chippenham, SN14 6RJ
- Phone
- 01249650693
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Ward / constituency
- Chippenham Hardenhuish · Chippenham
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136296
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 16% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: HARDENHUISH SCHOOL LIMITED
1,519 pupils · 1,678 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
01 November 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,249 pupils
Attendance
91.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
19.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 52.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.14 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 54% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 78% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.60 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.97 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 47.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 42.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 66.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 25.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.14 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 263 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.32 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 18.4% | 17% |
| A-level students | 156 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 261 | 20% | 57% | 74% | |
| English Language | 261 | 19% | 49% | 68% | |
| Statistics | 252 | 19% | 59% | 81% | |
| English Literature | 246 | 13% | 48% | 70% | |
| Combined Science | 213 | 9% | 43% | 70% | |
| Geography | 172 | 25% | 55% | 69% | |
| Business | 105 | 21% | 50% | 70% | |
| History | 100 | 20% | 53% | 67% | |
| Computer Science | 56 | 25% | 63% | 82% | |
| Spanish | 51 | 43% | 82% | 86% | |
| Art and Design | 50 | 24% | 62% | 66% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 50 | 12% | 46% | 66% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 44 | 16% | 43% | 70% | |
| Psychology | 34 | 3% | 21% | 71% | |
| Geography | 31 | 6% | 19% | 55% | |
| Economics | 29 | 10% | 52% | 79% | |
| History | 28 | 4% | 7% | 50% | |
| Government and Politics | 25 | 0% | 44% | 76% | |
| Physics | 23 | 13% | 39% | 61% | |
| Sociology | 23 | 4% | 9% | 57% | |
| Biology | 21 | 0% | 24% | 52% | |
| Business Studies | 21 | 14% | 29% | 52% | |
| English Language | 14 | 0% | 7% | 29% | |
| English Literature | 14 | 0% | 14% | 36% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 13261: Hardenhuish School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 54% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 6% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 55% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Wiltshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.