Hardenhuish School
Hardenhuish Lane, Chippenham, SN14 6RJ
1,519 pupils · 91% of 1,678 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- HARDENHUISH SCHOOL LIMITED
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 15.7%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 1 November 2023, published 12 December 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 47.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 42.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 66.9% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 25.5% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.15 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 236 | 272 | 505 | 236 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 247 | 288 | 548 | 247 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 239 | 323 | 573 | 239 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 235 | 288 | 593 | 235 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 239 | 250 | 546 | 239 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 242 | 278 | 738 | 242 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 257 | 334 | 628 | 257 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 240 | 242 | 564 | 240 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Sheldon School 0.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Abbeyfield School 3.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- The Corsham School 6.2 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Kingsbury Green Academy 10.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Melksham Oak Community School 12.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Malmesbury School 12.9 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.