Academy converter · Wiltshire

St Augustine's Catholic College

11–18Ages
912Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
137375URN

Wingfield Road, Trowbridge, BA14 9EN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to Wiltshire median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in WiltshireSelective

278 applications for 170 places · 12th of 27 in Wiltshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

49.4of 90

Wiltshire 45.5 England 46.0

7th of 27 in Wiltshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 30 April 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

1.6applications per place, Year 7

close to Wiltshire median (1.6) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

278 applications · 170 places offered · 178 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Wiltshire median median 1.6
2025 1.7; Wiltshire median median 1.7
2024 1.5; Wiltshire median median 1.5
2023 1.8; Wiltshire median median 1.5
2022 1.6; Wiltshire median median 1.6
2021 3.1; Wiltshire median median 2.4
2020 2.3; Wiltshire median median 1.6
2019 2.3; Wiltshire median median 1.5
2018 2.0; Wiltshire median median 1.6
2017 1.9; Wiltshire median median 1.8
2016 1.8; Wiltshire median median 1.6
2015 1.9; Wiltshire median median 1.5
2014 2.0; Wiltshire median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Wiltshire median in 13 of 13 years.

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	170	278	1.6	178	1.05
Sep 2025	151	262	1.7	146	0.97
Sep 2024	143	218	1.5	141	0.99
Sep 2023	139	246	1.8	136	0.98
Sep 2022	175	284	1.6	172	0.98
Sep 2021	156	481	3.1	153	0.98
Sep 2020	152	342	2.3	195	1.28
Sep 2019	150	337	2.3	188	1.25
Sep 2018	156	319	2.0	196	1.26
Sep 2017	154	296	1.9	175	1.14
Sep 2016	155	283	1.8	170	1.10
Sep 2015	148	279	1.9	160	1.08
Sep 2014	148	292	2.0	178	1.20

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

157 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)49.47th of 27 in Wiltshire

Wiltshire 45.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths51%7th of 27 in Wiltshire

Wiltshire 42% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths76%

Wiltshire 64% England 66%

This school
Wiltshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.33

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	157	49.4	51%	76%	–
2024/25	159	51.4	52%	77%	–
2023/24	154	50.6	51%	77%	+0.33
2022/23	155	51.6	52%	79%	+0.23

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 Augustine's Catholic CollegeThis school
This school

Good2024

1.6applications per place 49.4Attainment 8
The John of Gaunt School
0.1 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2024

1.6applications per place 41.9Attainment 8
The Clarendon Academy
0.7 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 39.0Attainment 8
St Laurence School
4.7 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2022

1.4applications per place 48.4Attainment 8
Matravers School
7.1 km · Wiltshire

Good2022

1.1applications per place 47.1Attainment 8
Melksham Oak Community School
8.6 km · Wiltshire

Good2022

1.1applications per place 38.3Attainment 8
Ralph Allen School
9.1 km · Bath and North East Somerset

Remains Good2024

3.3applications per place 53.8Attainment 8
Frome Community College
10.5 km · Somerset

Remains Good2023

42.8Attainment 8
Selwood Academy
10.9 km · Somerset

Good2022

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137375 · 865/5400
Trust: Saint Augustine's Catholic College
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 1,042 pupils · 912 on roll
Free school meals: 15.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2011
Replaced: St Augustine's Catholic College (URN 126495)
Address: Wingfield Road, Trowbridge, BA14 9EN
Local authority: Wiltshire

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources