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The Clarendon Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Frome Road, Trowbridge BA14 0DJ · clarendonacademy.com · 01225 762686
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 39.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Wiltshire 46.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,082
- 83% of 1,300 places
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 31%
- First language not English
- 9.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 115 families put the school first and 117 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 | 117 | 115 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 156 | 154 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 213 | 213 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 183 | 182 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 143 | 126 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.8, and 26.6% 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 (29.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼39.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼26.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼55.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼29.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.48 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 34.6 | −5.1 |
| Further education | 52.2 | +9.9 |
| Other education | 0.6 | −2.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.9 | +0.6 |
| Employment | 2.5 | −2.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.7 | +0.6 |
| Activity not captured | 2.5 | −0.7 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 students | C (29.5) | Below average -0.25 | |
| 52 students | C (29.5) | Below average -0.25 | |
| 21 students | Merit+ (28.4) | Average -0.08 | |
| 14 students | Dist*- (44.8) | Above average +0.53 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 40 | C- (25.9) | -0.17 |
| 2022/23 | 53 | C+ (34.1) | — |
| 2021/22 | 44 | C (31.6) | — |
| 2018/19 | 65 | C- (27.4) | -0.10 |
| 2017/18 | 48 | C- (25.6) | -0.48 |
| 2016/17 | 82 | C (28.6) | -0.25 |
| 2015/16 | 84 | C- (25.3) | -0.17 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 36.5 | −3.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 9.6 | +6.3 |
| Employment | 28.8 | −11.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 13.5 | +1.8 |
| Activity not captured | 11.5 | +8.2 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 28 June 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for The Clarendon Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 27 Jun 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 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 Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective May 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
81% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (96 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 81%
- Replies
- 96
- 10% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 20 parents (21%) with SEND