OFSTED
7 February 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Wiltshire
Trust
ACORN EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
330
330 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
147
44.5% of pupils
Male pupils
183
55.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.9 pts
above England
School
32.7%
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.
0.4 pts
below England
School
0.6%
Wiltshire
1.3%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
90.3%
298
Unclassified
2.7%
9
Any other Mixed background
1.5%
5
Any other ethnic group
1.2%
4
Any other White background
0.9%
3
African
0.6%
2
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
23.0%
76 of
330 pupils
2.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.4 pts
below
England
6.0%
7.6 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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
13.02%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
6.81 pts
higher than
England
School
13.02%
Wiltshire
5.54%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
37.16%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
21.34 pts
higher than
England
School
37.16%
Wiltshire
12.36%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
7.92%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
6.12 pts
higher than
England
School
7.92%
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
61.7%
30.6 pts
below England
Pewsey Vale School
61.7%
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.