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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 28 June 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 28 November 2017Graded 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 entry246 applications · 117 places offered · 115 named it first
- 2026 2.1; Wiltshire median median 1.6
- 2025 1.9; Wiltshire median median 1.7
- 2024 1.5; Wiltshire median median 1.5
- 2023 1.7; Wiltshire median median 1.5
- 2022 1.8; Wiltshire median median 1.6
- 2021 2.4; Wiltshire median median 2.4
- 2020 1.9; Wiltshire median median 1.6
- 2019 1.7; Wiltshire median median 1.5
- 2018 1.6; Wiltshire median median 1.6
- 2017 1.8; Wiltshire median median 1.8
- 2016 1.8; Wiltshire median median 1.6
- 2015 1.7; Wiltshire median median 1.5
- 2014 1.8; 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 | 117 | 246 | 2.1 | 115 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2025 | 156 | 298 | 1.9 | 154 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2024 | 213 | 322 | 1.5 | 213 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 183 | 311 | 1.7 | 182 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2022 | 143 | 257 | 1.8 | 126 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2021 | 170 | 412 | 2.4 | 167 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2020 | 139 | 263 | 1.9 | 123 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2019 | 161 | 277 | 1.7 | 123 | 0.76 |
| Sep 2018 | 145 | 235 | 1.6 | 109 | 0.75 |
| Sep 2017 | 149 | 274 | 1.8 | 134 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2016 | 151 | 273 | 1.8 | 132 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2015 | 160 | 275 | 1.7 | 143 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2014 | 127 | 227 | 1.8 | 109 | 0.86 |
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.) | 212 | 39.0 | 30% | 54% | – |
| 2024/25 | 158 | 39.8 | 27% | 56% | – |
| 2023/24 | 159 | 40.8 | 28% | 55% | −0.06 |
| 2022/23 | 154 | 44.4 | 32% | 60% | −0.06 |
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 Clarendon AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.1applications per place 39.0Attainment 8
- 0.6 km · WiltshireRemains Good20241.6applications per place 41.9Attainment 8
- 0.7 km · WiltshireGood20241.6applications per place 49.4Attainment 8
- 5.4 km · WiltshireRemains Good20221.4applications per place 48.4Attainment 8
- 6.4 km · WiltshireGood20221.1applications per place 47.1Attainment 8
- 8.8 km · WiltshireGood20221.1applications per place 38.3Attainment 8
- 9.7 km · Bath and North East SomersetRemains Good20243.3applications per place 53.8Attainment 8
- 10.1 km · SomersetRemains Good202342.8Attainment 8
- 10.4 km · SomersetGood2022
School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 138885 · 865/4002
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,300 pupils · 1,082 on roll
- Free school meals
- 31.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Opened
- 1 December 2012
- Replaced
- The Clarendon College (URN 126457)
- Address
- Frome Road, Trowbridge, BA14 0DJ
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources