The Trafalgar School at Downton
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 4 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
- 782 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.6%
- Girls
- 49.4%
- First language not English
- 3.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.7%
- Persistent absence
- 28.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.9%
White British 88.7%
Other White 3.6%
Mixed 2.5%
Unclassified 1.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.9%
African 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Irish 0.4%
Indian 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Pakistani 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.18
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 20%
Local authority average 33%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 50%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.4
Local authority average 46.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.02
Local authority average 4.08
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 58 |
| Biology | GCSE | 50 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 49 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 24 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 48 |
| English Language | GCSE | 145 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 141 |
| French | GCSE | 1 |
| Geography | GCSE | 73 |
Admissions
The Trafalgar School at Downton
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 153
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 157
- 2nd preference
- 156
- 3rd preference
- 69
- From another Local Authority
- 43
Offers
- 1st preference
- 147
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 15
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 164 86 78 |
| Year 8 | 158 85 73 |
| Year 9 | 165 79 86 |
| Year 10 | 149 69 80 |
| Year 11 | 146 77 69 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 87.0% 85.6% |
Further education | 48.0% 34.8% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 33.0% 46.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 5.0% 5.4% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 4.5% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.7% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 4.7% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.1% 1.2% |