Academy converter · Wiltshire

Melksham Oak Community School

11–18Ages
1,058Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
146344URN

Bowerhill, Melksham, SN12 6QZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.1per place

0.5 below Wiltshire median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in WiltshireSelective

177 applications for 168 places · 27th of 27 in Wiltshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

38.3of 90

Wiltshire 45.5 England 46.0

23rd of 27 in Wiltshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 4 October 2022Ofsted'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

1.1applications per place, Year 7

0.5 below Wiltshire median (1.6) 1.2 below England median (2.2)

177 applications · 168 places offered · 157 named it first

2026 1.1; Wiltshire median median 1.6
2025 1.1; Wiltshire median median 1.7
2024 1.1; Wiltshire median median 1.5
2023 1.1; Wiltshire median median 1.5
2022 1.1; Wiltshire median median 1.6
2021 1.6; Wiltshire median median 2.4
2020 1.1; Wiltshire median median 1.6
2019 1.2; Wiltshire median median 1.5
2018 1.2; Wiltshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2017 1.2; Wiltshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 1.3; Wiltshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 1.2; Wiltshire median median 1.5; as the previous school
2014 1.2; Wiltshire median median 1.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Wiltshire median in 0 of 8 years.

This school
Wiltshire median

Dashed bars: as Melksham Oak Community School (URN 141911), Melksham Oak Community School (URN 126448), the previous school.

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	177	1.1	157	0.93
Sep 2025	171	187	1.1	156	0.91
Sep 2024	181	206	1.1	177	0.98
Sep 2023	203	223	1.1	200	0.99
Sep 2022	213	240	1.1	209	0.98
Sep 2021	235	367	1.6	235	1.00
Sep 2020	210	238	1.1	205	0.98
Sep 2019	210	244	1.2	198	0.94
Sep 2018 *	192	231	1.2	179	0.93
Sep 2017 *	196	241	1.2	191	0.97
Sep 2016 *	190	239	1.3	181	0.95
Sep 2015 *	210	246	1.2	207	0.99
Sep 2014 *	189	226	1.2	182	0.96

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

231 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)38.323rd of 27 in Wiltshire

Wiltshire 45.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths33%20th of 27 in Wiltshire

Wiltshire 42% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths52%

Wiltshire 64% England 66%

This school
Wiltshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.32

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	231	38.3	33%	52%	–
2024/25	204	41.4	31%	64%	–
2023/24	228	39.1	30%	58%	−0.32
2022/23	201	39.8	39%	55%	−0.53

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

Melksham Oak Community SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.1applications per place 38.3Attainment 8
St Augustine's Catholic College
8.6 km · Wiltshire

Good2024

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

Remains Good2024

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

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 39.0Attainment 8
The Corsham School
9.2 km · Wiltshire

Standards maintained2025

1.5applications per place 45.3Attainment 8
Devizes School
9.2 km · Wiltshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.1applications per place 44.6Attainment 8
St Laurence School
9.8 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2022

1.4applications per place 48.4Attainment 8
Abbeyfield School
10.2 km · Wiltshire

Good2022

2.0applications per place
Kingsbury Green Academy
11.0 km · Wiltshire

2026

1.2applications per place 37.2Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 146344 · 865/4008
Trust: The White Horse Federation
Capacity: 1,427 pupils · 1,058 on roll
Free school meals: 23.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2018
Replaced: Melksham Oak Community School (URN 141911); Melksham Oak Community School (URN 126448)
Address: Bowerhill, Melksham, SN12 6QZ
Local authority: Wiltshire

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