Pewsey Vale School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Feb 8 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Unique reference
- 136849
- Address
- Wilcot Road, SN9 5EW
- Website
- http://www.pewsey-vale.org/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 346 (68% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 56.9%
- Girls
- 43.1%
- First language not English
- 1.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.7%
- Persistent absence
- 32.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 29.2%
White British 93.6%
Mixed 1.8%
Other White 1.7%
Unclassified 1.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -1.44
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 22%
Local authority average 33%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 15%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 31.7
Local authority average 46.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.71
Local authority average 4.08
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 4 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 13 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 12 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 14 |
| Biology | GCSE | 63 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 63 |
| English Language | GCSE | 63 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 63 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 31 |
| German | GCSE | 22 |
Admissions
Pewsey Vale School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 71
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 51
- 2nd preference
- 43
- 3rd preference
- 15
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 51
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 57 28 29 |
| Year 8 | 85 44 41 |
| Year 9 | 64 42 22 |
| Year 10 | 64 40 24 |
| Year 11 | 76 43 33 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 71.0% 88.0% 86.5% |
Further education | 50.0% 32.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 21.0% 47.3% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 6.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 3.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 19.0% 4.7% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.9% 1.0% |