Academy converter · Wiltshire

Pewsey Vale School

11–16Ages
330Pupils
SecondaryPhase
151533URN

Wilcot Road, Wiltshire, Pewsey, SN9 5EW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Wiltshire median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in WiltshireSelective

98 applications for 56 places · small intake, not ranked

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

34.4of 90

Wiltshire 45.5 England 46.0

26th of 27 in Wiltshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 7 February 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement

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

1.8applications per place, Year 7

close to Wiltshire median (1.6) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

98 applications · 56 places offered · 39 named it first

Small intakeFewer than 60 places, so not ranked.

2026 1.8; Wiltshire median median 1.6
2025 1.9; Wiltshire median median 1.7
2024 1.5; Wiltshire median median 1.5; as the previous school
2023 1.9; Wiltshire median median 1.5; as the previous school
2022 1.4; Wiltshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2021 3.2; Wiltshire median median 2.4; as the previous school
2020 2.0; Wiltshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2019 1.4; Wiltshire median median 1.5; as the previous school
2018 1.8; Wiltshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2017 1.9; Wiltshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 2.0; Wiltshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Wiltshire median median 1.5; as the previous school
2014 1.3; Wiltshire median median 1.6; as the previous school

This school
Wiltshire median

Dashed bars: as Pewsey Vale School (URN 136849), Pewsey Vale School (URN 126498), 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	56	98	1.8	39	0.70
Sep 2025	48	93	1.9	44	0.92
Sep 2024 *	71	109	1.5	51	0.72
Sep 2023 *	58	109	1.9	49	0.84
Sep 2022 *	98	141	1.4	83	0.85
Sep 2021 *	70	226	3.2	59	0.84
Sep 2020 *	64	126	2.0	60	0.94
Sep 2019 *	79	112	1.4	66	0.84
Sep 2018 *	65	119	1.8	52	0.80
Sep 2017 *	62	115	1.9	55	0.89
Sep 2016 *	47	94	2.0	37	0.79
Sep 2015 *	73	124	1.7	68	0.93
Sep 2014 *	73	98	1.3	59	0.81

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

57 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)34.426th of 27 in Wiltshire

Wiltshire 45.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths28%25th of 27 in Wiltshire

Wiltshire 42% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths49%

Wiltshire 64% England 66%

This school
Wiltshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−1.29

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	57	34.4	28%	49%	–
2024/25					–
2023/24 *	76	32.3	17%	40%	−1.29
2022/23 *	67	31.7	15%	45%	−1.44

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

Pewsey Vale SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2023

1.8applications per place 34.4Attainment 8
St John's Marlborough
8.9 km · Wiltshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 51.8Attainment 8
The Wellington Academy
13.7 km · Wiltshire

Good2022

1.3applications per place 38.4Attainment 8
Devizes School
14.9 km · Wiltshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.1applications per place 44.6Attainment 8
Avon Valley Academy
15.5 km · Wiltshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 35.8Attainment 8
Lavington School
16.2 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 49.4Attainment 8
The Stonehenge School
18.4 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 39.2Attainment 8
Kingsbury Green Academy
18.7 km · Wiltshire

2026

1.2applications per place 37.2Attainment 8
John O'Gaunt School
19.4 km · West Berkshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place 43.2Attainment 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: 151533 · 865/4009
Trust: Acorn Education Trust
Capacity: 535 pupils · 330 on roll
Free school meals: 32.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 December 2024
Replaced: Pewsey Vale School (URN 136849); Pewsey Vale School (URN 126498)
Address: Wilcot Road, Wiltshire, Pewsey, SN9 5EW
Local authority: Wiltshire

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