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Sarum Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Westwood Road, Salisbury SP2 9HS · sarumacademy.org · 01722 323431
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 33.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Wiltshire 46.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 747
- 65% of 1,150 places
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 39.4%
- First language not English
- 6.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 105 families put the school first and 116 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 116 | 105 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 128 | 116 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 140 | 116 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 141 | 130 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 123 | 114 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 33.7, and 23.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Wiltshire it was 46.2, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (31.1 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼33.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼23.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼43.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼3.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.75 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 38.9 | −13.9 |
| Further education | 39.8 | +12 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.8 | +1.4 |
| Employment | 0.9 | −3.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11.1 | +4.2 |
| Activity not captured | 6.5 | +0.9 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 students | C (31.1) | Average -0.13 | |
| 13 students | C (31.1) | Average -0.12 | |
| 27 students | Merit+ (26.9) | Above average +0.35 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 19 | D+ (22) | -0.41 |
| 2022/23 | 17 | D+ (22) | — |
| 2021/22 | 23 | D+ (24.4) | — |
| 2018/19 | 14 | D+ (24.2) | -0.89 |
| 2017/18 | 38 | D (18.5) | -0.27 |
| 2016/17 | 23 | D (18.6) | -0.31 |
| 2015/16 | 34 | D (20.4) | -0.49 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 16.7 | −10.8 |
| Further and other education | 4.7 | +0.8 |
| Further education | 2.4 | — |
| Other education | 2.4 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 4.8 | — |
| Employment | 52.4 | +11.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 16.7 | +1 |
| Activity not captured | 4.8 | −7 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 22 February 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Sarum Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 21 Feb 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Jan 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
54% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (67 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 54%
- Replies
- 67
- 10% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 90% who raised concerns
based on the 61% who had a child bullied
based on 25 parents (37%) with SEND