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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 7 June 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 8 July 2014Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry304 applications · 168 places offered · 205 named it first
- 2026 1.8; Wiltshire median median 1.6
- 2025 1.8; Wiltshire median median 1.7
- 2024 1.4; Wiltshire median median 1.5
- 2023 1.5; Wiltshire median median 1.5
- 2022 1.7; Wiltshire median median 1.6
- 2021 2.5; Wiltshire median median 2.4
- 2020 2.0; Wiltshire median median 1.6
- 2019 2.3; Wiltshire median median 1.5
- 2018 1.7; Wiltshire median median 1.6
- 2017 1.9; Wiltshire median median 1.8
- 2016 1.8; Wiltshire median median 1.6
- 2015 1.6; Wiltshire median median 1.5
- 2014 1.6; Wiltshire median median 1.6
- This school
- Wiltshire median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 168 | 304 | 1.8 | 205 | 1.22 |
| Sep 2025 | 175 | 319 | 1.8 | 202 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2024 | 181 | 257 | 1.4 | 173 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2023 | 176 | 257 | 1.5 | 184 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2022 | 179 | 301 | 1.7 | 190 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2021 | 162 | 400 | 2.5 | 180 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2020 | 159 | 321 | 2.0 | 204 | 1.28 |
| Sep 2019 | 158 | 358 | 2.3 | 218 | 1.38 |
| Sep 2018 | 157 | 272 | 1.7 | 160 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2017 | 153 | 290 | 1.9 | 169 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2016 | 154 | 276 | 1.8 | 176 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2015 | 150 | 242 | 1.6 | 135 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2014 | 133 | 218 | 1.6 | 120 | 0.90 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 168 | 49.4 | 54% | 76% | – |
| 2024/25 | 172 | 50.3 | 58% | 78% | – |
| 2023/24 | 181 | 51.0 | 58% | 75% | +0.32 |
| 2022/23 | 155 | 52.6 | 57% | 79% | +0.08 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Lavington SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.8applications per place 49.4Attainment 8
- 7.1 km · WiltshireGraded · no overall grade20241.1applications per place 44.6Attainment 8
- 12.3 km · WiltshireGood20221.1applications per place 38.3Attainment 8
- 14.3 km · WiltshireGood20221.1applications per place 47.1Attainment 8
- 15.4 km · WiltshireRemains Good20221.2applications per place 45.8Attainment 8
- 15.8 km · Wiltshire20261.2applications per place 37.2Attainment 8
- 16.2 km · WiltshireRemains Good20232.1applications per place 39.0Attainment 8
- 16.2 km · WiltshireRequires improvement20231.8applications per place 34.4Attainment 8
- 16.4 km · WiltshireRemains Good20241.6applications per place 41.9Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 136389 · 865/5402
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,160 pupils · 910 on roll
- Free school meals
- 14.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 January 2011
- Replaced
- Lavington School (URN 126497)
- Address
- The Spring, Market Lavington, Devizes, SN10 4EB
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources