Secondary school

Sarum Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Wiltshire
  • SP2 9HS
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Oct 2017

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,138 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 96%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 96%96%2016/17: top 90%2017/18: top 91%2018/19: top 83%83% · 2018/192021/22: top 93%2022/23: top 97%2023/24: top 94%2024/25: top 96%No exams

Against South WestArrows: South West rank change since 2018/19

Attainment 833.7 · South West 45.51/10 Well below South West
Grade 5+ English and maths23.9% · South West 44.2%1/10 Well below South West
EBacc point score2.75 · South West 3.981/10 Well below South West
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.62 · South West −0.021/10 Well below South West−48.5 pts
A level points per entry31.11 · South West 33.67Small cohort: 12 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 39.9 · 95 pupils · South West 50.22016/17: 38.1 · 45 pupils · South West 45.62017/18: 37.1 · 48 pupils · South West 45.72018/19: 39.5 · 65 pupils · South West 45.82021/22: 37.9 · 72 pupils · South West 47.52022/23: 32.2 · 84 pupils · South West 45.42023/24: 34.4 · 108 pupils · South West 45.32024/25: 33.7 · 109 pupils · South West 45.4539.932.2No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 11% · 45 pupils · South West 39%2017/18: 10% · 48 pupils · South West 40%2018/19: 22% · 65 pupils · South West 39%2021/22: 22% · 72 pupils · South West 46%2022/23: 12% · 84 pupils · South West 42%2023/24: 16.7% · 108 pupils · South West 44.1%2024/25: 23.9% · 109 pupils · South West 44.2%23.9%10%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 20.37 · 34 pupils · South West 29.292016/17: 18.59 · 23 pupils · South West 30.032017/18: 18.51 · 38 pupils · South West 30.252018/19: 24.2 · 14 pupils · South West 31.572021/22: 24.38 · 23 pupils · South West 36.992022/23: 21.96 · 17 pupils · South West 33.142023/24: 21.96 · 19 pupils · South West 33.012024/25: 31.11 · 12 pupils · South West 33.6731.1118.51No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
105 of 105 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st105105
2nd337
3rd310

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2013Requires improvement
  3. 2015Requires improvement
  4. 2017Good
  5. 2023Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • 16 to 19 study programmes
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026747
Free school meals (past 6 years)40.1%
First language not English6.8%
SEN support21.8%
EHC plan8.4%
Absence (sessions missed)14.0%
Persistently absent pupils34.0%

Girls 47.3%Boys 52.8%

65% full · 1,150 places · 80 in sixth form

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher14.8
Pupils per adult9.7
  • Classroom teachers 43.4
  • Leadership 7
  • Teaching assistants 16.6
  • Other support 27.4

Teachers 50.4 FTE · Whole workforce 94.4 · 105 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,963
Spend per pupil£8,358
Staff spend per pupil£6,083
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£474,000in-year balance

Grants £8,817 · self-generated £146 · premises £383 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: MAGNA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP (11 academies) · trust reserve −£227,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

108 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained82.4%
  • Education78.7%
  • Apprenticeship2.8%
  • Employment0.9%
  • Not sustained11.1%
  • Unknown6.5%

After sixth form (16–18)

42 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained78.6%
  • Education21.4%
  • Higher education16.7%
  • Apprenticeship4.8%
  • Employment52.4%
  • Not sustained16.7%
  • Unknown4.8%