Secondary school

The Trafalgar School at Downton

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  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Wiltshire
  • SP5 3HN
  • No sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Jul 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,894 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 58%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 41%41%2016/17: top 37%37% · 2016/172017/18: top 74%2018/19: top 39%2021/22: top 62%2022/23: top 42%2023/24: top 56%2024/25: top 58%No exams

Against South WestArrows: South West rank change since 2021/22

Attainment 844.3 · South West 45.55/10 Middle
Grade 5+ English and maths45.6% · South West 44.2%6/10 Middle+13.7 pts
EBacc point score3.81 · South West 3.985/10 Middle
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.02 · South West −0.025/10 Middle
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 51.5 · 108 pupils · South West 50.22016/17: 48.4 · 114 pupils · South West 45.62017/18: 41.6 · 79 pupils · South West 45.72018/19: 48.1 · 119 pupils · South West 45.82021/22: 46.2 · 145 pupils · South West 47.52022/23: 47.4 · 168 pupils · South West 45.42023/24: 44.6 · 146 pupils · South West 45.32024/25: 44.3 · 149 pupils · South West 45.4551.541.6No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 42% · 114 pupils · South West 39%2017/18: 29% · 79 pupils · South West 40%2018/19: 48% · 119 pupils · South West 39%2021/22: 44% · 145 pupils · South West 46%2022/23: 50% · 168 pupils · South West 42%2023/24: 39% · 146 pupils · South West 44.1%2024/25: 45.6% · 149 pupils · South West 44.2%50%29%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
130 of 130 who put it first2014 · 99.1%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st130130
2nd14513
3rd941

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Goodas predecessor
  2. 2011Goodas predecessor
  3. 2014Goodas predecessor
  4. 2020Remains Good
  5. 2023Good

4 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026808
Free school meals (past 6 years)15.2%
First language not English3.1%
SEN support12.0%
EHC plan6.8%
Absence (sessions missed)8.6%
Persistently absent pupils22.5%

Girls 50.3%Boys 49.8%

128.3% full · 630 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.4
Pupils per adult12.4
  • Classroom teachers 44.3
  • Leadership 5
  • Teaching assistants 10.7
  • Other support 21.4

Teachers 49.3 FTE · Whole workforce 81.5 · 98 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,633
Spend per pupil£6,804
Staff spend per pupil£5,410
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£659,000in-year balance

Grants £7,576 · self-generated £57 · premises £370 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

146 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained93.8%
  • Education83.6%
  • Apprenticeship8.2%
  • Employment2.1%
  • Not sustained5.5%
  • Unknown0.7%