OFSTED
28 April 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Exceptional
Curriculum & teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development
Exceptional
Leadership & governance
Exceptional
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
9 March 2022
Graded inspection
Good
Published
5 May 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy special sponsor led
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Wiltshire
Trust
REACH SOUTH ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
267
267 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
48
18.0% of pupils
Male pupils
219
82.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
15.6 pts
above England
School
40.4%
Wiltshire
16.2%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.3 pts
below England
School
3.0%
Wiltshire
7.7%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.3 pts
below England
School
0.7%
Wiltshire
1.3%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
85.0%
227
Any other Mixed background
2.2%
6
Any other White background
2.2%
6
White and Black Caribbean
2.2%
6
White and Asian
1.9%
5
Any other Asian background
1.5%
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
100.0%
267 of
267 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
94.0 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
4.1
35.1 pts
below England
Latest published: -1.46 · 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
11.78%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
5.56 pts
higher than
England
School
11.78%
Wiltshire
5.54%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
32.31%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
16.50 pts
higher than
England
School
32.31%
Wiltshire
12.36%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
6.11%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.31 pts
higher than
England
School
6.11%
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 not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
100.0%
20.2 pts
above England
The Springfields Academy
100.0%
Wiltshire
79.5%
South West
82.1%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.