Secondary school

Avon Valley Academy

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  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Wiltshire
  • SP4 8HH
  • No sixth form
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Jul 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,086 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 95%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 94%94%2016/17: top 99%2017/18: top 89%2018/19: top 88%2021/22: top 77%2022/23: top 95%2023/24: top 76%76% · 2023/242024/25: top 95%No exams

Against South West

Attainment 834.8 · South West 45.51/10 Well below South West−14 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths18.2% · South West 44.2%1/10 Well below South West−10.1 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score2.92 · South West 3.981/10 Well below South West−15.6 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.18 · South West −0.024/10 Below+8.1 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry · 2018/19Not enough data · South West 31.6Suppressed in 2018/19 (too few pupils to publish)
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 41 · 115 pupils · South West 50.22016/17: 31.9 · 100 pupils · South West 45.62017/18: 37.7 · 78 pupils · South West 45.72018/19: 38 · 74 pupils · South West 45.82021/22: 43.1 · 69 pupils · South West 47.52022/23: 34.1 · 66 pupils · South West 45.42023/24: 40.4 · 73 pupils · South West 45.32024/25: 34.8 · 77 pupils · South West 45.4543.131.9No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 15% · 100 pupils · South West 39%2017/18: 26% · 78 pupils · South West 40%2018/19: 30% · 74 pupils · South West 39%2021/22: 32% · 69 pupils · South West 46%2022/23: 14% · 66 pupils · South West 42%2023/24: 24.7% · 73 pupils · South West 44.1%2024/25: 18.2% · 77 pupils · South West 44.2%32%14%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 22.42 · 24 pupils · South West 29.292016/17: 21.33 · 19 pupils · South West 30.032017/18: 26 · 9 pupils · South West 30.252018/19: withheld (2 pupils)2621.33No exams

Not published 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25Withheld 2018/19

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
99 of 99 who put it first2014 · 98.7%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st9999
2nd510
3rd290

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2025

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2008Goodas predecessor
  2. 2011Goodas predecessor
  3. 2014Goodas predecessor
  4. 2019Requires improvement
  5. 2023Requires improvement
  6. 2024Ungraded visit
  7. 2025All areas Good

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026517
Free school meals (past 6 years)28.1%
First language not English15.1%
SEN support14.5%
EHC plan3.1%
Absence (sessions missed)10.3%
Persistently absent pupils29.6%

Girls 48%Boys 52%

55.9% full · 925 places · 25 in sixth form (2018/19)

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 68 responses (13.2% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school75% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school79.4% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved75% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 47.1% not applicable61.1% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year91.2% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 14.7% not applicable74.1% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?45.6% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 45.6% who said Yes above64.5% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child73.5% agree
  • My child does well at this school75% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing82.4% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school75% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school91.2% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development64.7% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent77.9% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.1
Pupils per adult10.1
  • Classroom teachers 27.1
  • Leadership 5
  • Teaching assistants 12.4
  • Other support 11.4

Teachers 32.1 FTE · Whole workforce 55.9 · 62 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,811
Spend per pupil£7,977
Staff spend per pupil£5,626
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£433,000in-year balance

Grants £8,620 · self-generated £191 · premises £599 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: ACORN EDUCATION TRUST (21 academies) · trust reserve £5,818,000 · 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

73 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained94.5%
  • Education89%
  • Apprenticeship1.4%
  • Employment4.1%
  • Not sustained5.5%
  • Unknown0%