Devizes School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 12 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Unique reference
- 138630
- Address
- The Green, SN10 3AG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1137 (86% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.7%
- Girls
- 49.3%
- First language not English
- 4.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19.5%
- Persistent absence
- 26.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.6%
White British 89.2%
Other White 3.3%
Mixed 2.1%
Other 1.2%
Unclassified 1.2%
African 1.1%
Indian 0.5%
Caribbean 0.4%
Pakistani 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.22
- 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 38%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.4
Local authority average 46.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.77
Local authority average 4.08
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Small Business Management | Technical Award | 48 |
Dance: General | Technical Award | 9 |
Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 8 |
Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 23 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 18 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 32 |
English Language | GCSE | 184 |
English Literature | GCSE | 184 |
French | GCSE | 23 |
Geography | GCSE | 84 |
Admissions
Devizes School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 124
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 124
- 2nd preference
- 33
- 3rd preference
- 10
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 124
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.4 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 187 86 101 |
Year 8 | 183 104 79 |
Year 9 | 214 114 100 |
Year 10 | 191 107 84 |
Year 11 | 188 85 103 |
Year 12 | 63 32 31 |
Year 13 | 111 48 63 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 79.0% 87.0% 85.6% |
Further education | 38.0% 34.8% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 40.0% 46.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 5.4% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
Entering employment | 6.0% 4.5% 4.1% |
Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 2.7% 3.2% |
Not in education or employment | 8.0% 4.7% 5.9% |
Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.1% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 65.0% 62.5% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 26.0% 25.1% 23.8% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 2.7% 2.5% |
Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.7% 2.2% |