OFSTED
3 July 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
4 March 2020
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
24 June 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Wiltshire
Trust
MAGNA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
808
808 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
399
49.4% of pupils
Male pupils
409
50.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
11.7 pts
below England
School
13.1%
Wiltshire
16.2%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.7 pts
below England
School
3.6%
Wiltshire
7.7%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.6 pts
below England
School
0.4%
Wiltshire
1.3%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
87.3%
705
Any other White background
3.6%
29
Unclassified
2.1%
17
Any other Mixed background
1.2%
10
African
0.9%
7
Gypsy / Roma
0.7%
6
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
19.6%
158 of
808 pupils
1.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.9 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.6 pts
above
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
44.3
5.1 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.02 · 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
8.56%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.34 pts
higher than
England
School
8.56%
Wiltshire
5.54%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
22.52%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.70 pts
higher than
England
School
22.52%
Wiltshire
12.36%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.93%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.13 pts
higher than
England
School
5.93%
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
128.3%
35.9 pts
above England
The Trafalgar School at Downton
128.3%
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.