Appleford SchoolDownland School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Appleford School and Downland School.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 11.8 for Appleford School and 6.9 for Downland School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Appleford School (10.2 in 2021-22, 11.8 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Downland School (13.4 in 2021-22, 6.9 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SalisburyAppleford School | DevizesDownland School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | ||
| School type | Other independent special school | Community special school | |
| Age range | 7-18 | 10-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 124 | 102 | |
| Capacity | 170 | 90 | |
| Location | Salisbury, SP3 4HL | Devizes, SN10 5EF | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 11.8 Stronger figure | 6.9 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 0.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 0.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.55 Stronger figure | 0.33 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 32 | 17 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 135 | 88 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 0.0% | 58.0% | |
| English as an additional language | Not reported | 0.0% | |
| SEN support | 14.1% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 85.9% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | Not reported | 20.3% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | Not reported | 44.9% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Downland School
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