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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 24 January 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 4 March 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 entry351 applications · 226 places offered · 221 named it first
- 2026 1.6; Wiltshire median median 1.6
- 2025 1.7; Wiltshire median median 1.7
- 2024 1.9; Wiltshire median median 1.5
- 2023 1.8; Wiltshire median median 1.5
- 2022 1.6; Wiltshire median median 1.6
- 2021 2.6; Wiltshire median median 2.4
- 2020 1.7; Wiltshire median median 1.6
- 2019 1.4; Wiltshire median median 1.5
- 2018 1.6; Wiltshire median median 1.6
- 2017 1.7; Wiltshire median median 1.8
- 2016 1.9; Wiltshire median median 1.6
- 2015 1.7; Wiltshire median median 1.5
- 2014 1.7; 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 | 226 | 351 | 1.6 | 221 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2025 | 227 | 395 | 1.7 | 223 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2024 | 168 | 323 | 1.9 | 166 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2023 | 196 | 345 | 1.8 | 195 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2022 | 260 | 417 | 1.6 | 278 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2021 | 184 | 477 | 2.6 | 180 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2020 | 220 | 367 | 1.7 | 203 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2019 | 230 | 328 | 1.4 | 182 | 0.79 |
| Sep 2018 | 200 | 312 | 1.6 | 154 | 0.77 |
| Sep 2017 | 180 | 303 | 1.7 | 149 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2016 | 147 | 283 | 1.9 | 146 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2015 | 168 | 290 | 1.7 | 151 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2014 | 174 | 290 | 1.7 | 162 | 0.93 |
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.) | 200 | 41.9 | 35% | 57% | – |
| 2024/25 | 234 | 44.3 | 39% | 64% | – |
| 2023/24 | 222 | 41.4 | 28% | 53% | −0.09 |
| 2022/23 | 204 | 41.5 | 34% | 60% | −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
- The John of Gaunt SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20241.6applications per place 41.9Attainment 8
- 0.1 km · WiltshireGood20241.6applications per place 49.4Attainment 8
- 0.6 km · WiltshireRemains Good20232.1applications per place 39.0Attainment 8
- 4.8 km · WiltshireRemains Good20221.4applications per place 48.4Attainment 8
- 7.0 km · WiltshireGood20221.1applications per place 47.1Attainment 8
- 8.6 km · WiltshireGood20221.1applications per place 38.3Attainment 8
- 9.2 km · Bath and North East SomersetRemains Good20243.3applications per place 53.8Attainment 8
- 10.4 km · SomersetRemains Good202342.8Attainment 8
- 10.8 km · SomersetGood2022
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 138020 · 865/4075
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,618 pupils · 1,295 on roll
- Free school meals
- 22.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Opened
- 1 April 2012
- Replaced
- The John of Gaunt School (URN 126462)
- Address
- Wingfield Road, Trowbridge, BA14 9EH
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources