OFSTED
21 September 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Wiltshire
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
958
958 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
476
49.7% of pupils
Male pupils
482
50.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
1.8 pts
below England
School
23.0%
Wiltshire
16.2%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.4 pts
below England
School
3.9%
Wiltshire
7.7%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
above England
School
1.4%
Wiltshire
1.3%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
83.3%
798
Unclassified
4.8%
46
Any other White background
3.0%
29
Any other Mixed background
2.4%
23
White and Asian
2.2%
21
White and Black African
0.8%
8
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
12.6%
121 of
958 pupils
8.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.7 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
47.0
7.8 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.16 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.95%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.27 pts
lower than
England
School
5.95%
Wiltshire
5.54%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
14.07%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.75 pts
lower than
England
School
14.07%
Wiltshire
12.36%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.59%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.21 pts
lower than
England
School
0.59%
Wiltshire
1.62%
South West
1.90%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
81.6%
10.7 pts
below England
Matravers School
81.6%
Wiltshire
88.3%
South West
88.7%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.