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The Trafalgar School at Downton
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Breamore Road, Downton, Salisbury SP5 3HN · trafalgarschool.com · 01725 550300
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Wiltshire 46.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 808
- 178 over 630 places · 128%
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 13.2%
- First language not English
- 3.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 130 families put the school first and 144 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 | 144 | 130 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 153 | 190 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 153 | 157 | 1▲ | 94% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 153 | 153 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 140 | 154 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.3, and 45.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ●45.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ●65.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼23.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.81 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 126447)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 26.7 | −6.4 |
| Sixth form college | 4.1 | −0.7 |
| Further education | 52.1 | +4.5 |
| Other education | 0.7 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 8.2 | +6.8 |
| Employment | 2.1 | −4.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.5 | +1.4 |
| Activity not captured | 0.7 | −2.1 |
Ofsted
The Trafalgar School at Downton was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 3 July 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 3 Jul 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Mar 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2020Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jul 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (101 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 101
- 13% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 88% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied
based on 31 parents (31%) with SEND