OFSTED
7 June 2023
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Wiltshire
Trust
EQUA MEAD LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
910
910 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
438
48.1% of pupils
Male pupils
472
51.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
10.7 pts
below England
School
14.1%
Wiltshire
16.2%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.5 pts
below England
School
1.8%
Wiltshire
7.7%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.3 pts
above England
School
2.3%
Wiltshire
1.3%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
92.3%
840
Any other White background
2.3%
21
Any other Mixed background
1.8%
16
Unclassified
1.2%
11
White and Asian
0.5%
5
White and Black Caribbean
0.4%
4
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
26.3%
239 of
910 pupils
5.4 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.5 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.1 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
50.3
11.1 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.32 · 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
6.74%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.52 pts
higher than
England
School
6.74%
Wiltshire
5.54%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
17.52%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.70 pts
higher than
England
School
17.52%
Wiltshire
12.36%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.71%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.10 pts
lower than
England
School
1.71%
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
78.4%
13.9 pts
below England
Lavington School
78.4%
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.