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Lavington School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
The Spring, Market Lavington, Devizes SN10 4EB · lavington.wilts.sch.uk · 01380 812352
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 50.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Wiltshire 46.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 910
- 78% of 1,160 places
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 14.4%
- First language not English
- 1.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 205 families put the school first and 168 places were offered; 75% 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 | 168 | 205 | 1.2▲ | 75% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 175 | 202 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 181 | 173 | 1 | 99% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 176 | 184 | 1▲ | 93% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 179 | 190 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 50.3, and 57.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Wiltshire it was 46.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲50.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲57.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲77.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ●42.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.40 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 43.1 | −5.9 |
| Further education | 44.8 | +9.4 |
| Other education | 1.1 | −5.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.7 | −1 |
| Employment | 1.7 | −1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5 | +2.3 |
| Activity not captured | 2.8 | +2.1 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 7 June 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Lavington School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 6 Jun 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jul 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Sept 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
77% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (196 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 77%
- Replies
- 196
- 23% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 45% who had a child bullied
based on 71 parents (36%) with SEND