The Trafalgar School at Downton
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 3 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
- 144389
- Address
- Breamore Road, Downton, SP5 3HN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 794 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.7%
- Girls
- 50.3%
- First language not English
- 3.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.4%
- Persistent absence
- 21.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.0%
White British 87%
Other White 3.3%
Mixed 2.8%
Unclassified 2.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.9%
African 0.9%
Indian 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Irish 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.4%
Other Asian 0.4%
Other Black 0.3%
Pakistani 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 24%
Local authority average 31%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 44%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.2
Local authority average 46.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.8
Local authority average 4.04
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 49 |
| Biology | GCSE | 41 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 50 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 40 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 27 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 37 |
| English Language | GCSE | 146 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 146 |
| French | GCSE | 1 |
| Geography | GCSE | 86 |
Admissions
The Trafalgar School at Downton
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 153
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 190
- 2nd preference
- 140
- 3rd preference
- 76
- From another Local Authority
- 32
Offers
- 1st preference
- 148
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 14
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 164 82 82 |
| Year 8 | 165 86 79 |
| Year 9 | 157 83 74 |
| Year 10 | 158 74 84 |
| Year 11 | 150 70 80 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 87.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 52.0% 37.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 26.0% 43.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 6.0% 5.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 2.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 4.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.5% 3.0% |