OFSTED
4 October 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
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Wiltshire
Trust
THE WHITE HORSE FEDERATION
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,058
1,058 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
545
51.5% of pupils
Male pupils
513
48.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
2.5 pts
below England
School
22.3%
Wiltshire
16.2%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.0 pts
below England
School
4.3%
Wiltshire
7.7%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.7 pts
above England
School
2.7%
Wiltshire
1.3%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
84.9%
898
Unclassified
3.3%
35
Any other White background
2.7%
29
White and Black Caribbean
2.2%
23
Any other Mixed background
2.0%
21
White and Asian
1.1%
12
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
11.2%
118 of
1,058 pupils
9.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
8.9 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.7 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
41.4
2.2 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
11.00%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
4.79 pts
higher than
England
School
11.00%
Wiltshire
5.54%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
29.16%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
13.34 pts
higher than
England
School
29.16%
Wiltshire
12.36%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.94%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.14 pts
higher than
England
School
5.94%
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
74.1%
18.2 pts
below England
Melksham Oak Community School
74.1%
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.