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Stonar School

All-through · Mixed · Ages 2–18 · Independent school

Cottles Park, Atworth, Melksham, Wiltshire SN12 8NT · stonarschool.com · 01225 701740

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Overview

Inspection
ISI
Inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted
A levels, 2024/25
C-
average result (25.4 points per entry)
Pupils
434
92% of 470 places
Local authority
Wiltshire
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery class
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective

The official school record (Department for Education)

Results

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (25.4 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 28.1 (England 46.3)28.12017/18: 33.6 (England 46.5)33.62018/19: 36.7 (England 46.7)36.72021/22: 32.0 (England 48.8)32.02022/23: 27.1 (England 46.3)27.12023/24: 31.8 (England 45.9)31.82024/25: 27.6 (England 46.0)27.6England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼27.646.0
▼0.0%45.4%
▼0.0%64.8%
▼0.0%40.5%
▼2.504.09

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 29.6 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 31.9 (England 31.1)C+2017/18: 34.7 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 31.8 (England 32.9)C+2021/22: 34.7 (England 37.9)C+2022/23: 32.7 (England 34.2)C+2023/24: 33.4 (England 34.4)C+2024/25: 25.4 (England 35.0)C-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
32 studentsC- (25.4)Well below average -0.63
32 studentsC- (25.5)Well below average -0.62
Tech level11 studentsDist+ (39.6)Well above average +1.02
5%AAB or better
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2420C+ (33.4)-0.42
2022/2326C+ (32.7)—
2021/2221C+ (34.7)—
2018/1916C+ (31.8)+0.23
2017/1819C+ (34.7)+0.41
2016/1719C+ (31.9)-0.25
2015/1617C (29.6)+0.23

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University43.5+4.4
Other education4.3−0.1
Employment26.1+13.1
Not in a lasting destination130
Activity not captured13−17.4

ISI

Stonar School is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not by Ofsted.

Standards
Met
Inspected
20 to 22 January 2026
Routine inspection

Safeguarding metInspection reports

Standards

Quality of educationMet
Health and emotional wellbeingMet
Social and economic educationMet
Leadership and governanceMet

Earlier inspections

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