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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 7 December 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 7 February 2013Graded 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 entry310 applications · 219 places offered · 196 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.4; Wiltshire median median 1.6
- 2025 1.5; Wiltshire median median 1.7
- 2024 1.4; Wiltshire median median 1.5
- 2023 1.4; Wiltshire median median 1.5
- 2022 1.5; Wiltshire median median 1.6
- 2021 2.4; Wiltshire median median 2.4
- 2020 1.6; Wiltshire median median 1.6
- 2019 2.0; Wiltshire median median 1.5
- 2018 2.0; Wiltshire median median 1.6
- 2017 1.8; Wiltshire median median 1.8
- 2016 1.6; Wiltshire median median 1.6
- 2015 1.7; 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 | 219 | 310 | 1.4 | 196 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2025 | 221 | 332 | 1.5 | 227 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2024 | 213 | 288 | 1.4 | 205 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2023 | 215 | 306 | 1.4 | 209 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2022 | 232 | 356 | 1.5 | 214 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2021 | 226 | 537 | 2.4 | 208 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2020 | 230 | 369 | 1.6 | 221 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2019 | 226 | 445 | 2.0 | 273 | 1.21 |
| Sep 2018 | 227 | 443 | 2.0 | 278 | 1.22 |
| Sep 2017 | 225 | 408 | 1.8 | 253 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2016 | 220 | 360 | 1.6 | 216 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2015 | 223 | 371 | 1.7 | 252 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2014 | 221 | 356 | 1.6 | 240 | 1.09 |
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.) | 229 | 48.4 | 45% | 73% | – |
| 2024/25 | 219 | 54.5 | 58% | 83% | – |
| 2023/24 | 226 | 53.3 | 55% | 76% | +0.45 |
| 2022/23 | 228 | 53.6 | 50% | 81% | +0.24 |
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
- St Laurence SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20221.4applications per place 48.4Attainment 8
- 4.7 km · WiltshireGood20241.6applications per place 49.4Attainment 8
- 4.8 km · WiltshireRemains Good20241.6applications per place 41.9Attainment 8
- 5.0 km · Bath and North East SomersetRemains Good20243.3applications per place 53.8Attainment 8
- 5.4 km · WiltshireRemains Good20232.1applications per place 39.0Attainment 8
- 7.4 km · Bath and North East SomersetGood20232.5applications per place 56.4Attainment 8
- 8.2 km · Bath and North East Somerset20262.0applications per place 48.7Attainment 8
- 8.3 km · Bath and North East SomersetRemains Good20222.1applications per place 59.9Attainment 8
- 8.5 km · Bath and North East SomersetGood20222.6applications per place 50.3Attainment 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
- 137057 · 865/4537
- Trust
- St. Laurence School Academy Trust
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England/Christian
- Capacity
- 1,380 pupils · 1,378 on roll
- Free school meals
- 14.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Opened
- 1 August 2011
- Replaced
- St Laurence School (URN 126472)
- Address
- Ashley Road, Bradford-on-Avon, BA15 1DZ
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources