Hardenhuish School is a secondary academy in Chippenham, United Kingdom with 1,519 pupils, part of Hardenhuish School Limited. As of 10 November 2026 it is advertising 3 vacancies: Receptionist (closes 30 November), Sixth Form and Work Experience Administrator (closes 16 November) and Teaching Assistant (closes 16 November).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 3 live vacancies.
Head
Lisa Percy, Headteacher
Trust or group
Hardenhuish School Limited
Type
Academy, Secondary
Pupils
1,519 pupils · 51% girls · 13.6% eligible for free school meals · 5.1% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
187 (12.3%) on SEN support · 54 (3.6%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
School Receptionist£26,061 - £26,847 pro rata per annum (actual salary £22,415 - £23,617)Hardenhuish School is an 11-18 co-educational comprehensive school set in the magnificent…
Hardenhuish School is an 11-18 co-educational comprehensive school set in the magnificent parkland of the former Hardenhuish Manor and Chippenham Grammar School. We enjoy an…
Hardenhuish School is an 11-18 co-educational comprehensive school set within the magnificent parkland of the former Hardenhuish Manor and Chippenham Grammar School. Exam results…
Exam results
Year
Attainment 8
Grade 5+ Eng. & maths
2025/26 provisional
50.3
51.0%
2024/25
47.5
42.2%
2023/24
52.1
54.0%
Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
31 October 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
79.3
19.2
–
0
£57,114
2024/25
91.6
17.0
21%
0
£52,766
2023/24
89.1
17.2
13%
1
£48,199
2022/23
98.2
15.6
13%
0
£42,579
2021/22
92.9
16.7
11%
0
£42,540
2020/21
93.4
16.8
9%
1
£42,917
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
84.5
18.1
9%
1
£40,662
2018/19
86.1
17.3
12%
0
£39,509
2017/18
86.9
17.0
9%
0
£38,394
2016/17
86.3
17.2
9%
0
£37,008
2015/16
92.4
16.3
13%
1
£37,154
2014/15
97.4
15.8
15%
0
£36,285
2013/14
99.8
15.7
13%
2
£35,584
2012/13
99.9
16.0
18%
0
£35,350
2011/12
104.2
15.4
20%
0
£35,969
2010/11
104.5
15.7
14%
0
£35,219
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
8.2%
2.0%
20.1%
3.5%
2024/25
7.6%
1.5%
17.0%
3.9%
2023/24
7.8%
1.7%
20.4%
2.2%
2022/23
8.1%
1.9%
23.2%
2.5%
2021/22
9.1%
1.1%
29.4%
1.7%
2020/21
4.5%
0.5%
10.5%
0.9%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
4.9%
0.6%
9.6%
1.0%
2017/18
5.4%
0.5%
14.2%
0.6%
2016/17
5.1%
0.5%
11.2%
0.7%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Hiring history
13 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 6 teaching, 7 support. Most often advertised: Teacher of Science (2), Teaching Assistant (2), Exam Invigilator. Last advertised September 2026.
Counted from the job services and school websites EduAtlas reads; a school may also advertise elsewhere.
Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.