Devizes SchoolPewsey Vale School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Devizes School and Pewsey Vale School are secondary schools.
Devizes School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Pewsey Vale School scores 33 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Devizes School is ahead on our composite score.
Devizes School was judged the expected standard and Pewsey Vale School was judged Requires improvement.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 44.6 for Devizes School and 34.4 for Pewsey Vale School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Devizes School (45.6 in 2021-22, 44.6 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | DevizesDevizes School | PewseyPewsey Vale School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C60/100Stronger figure | F33/100 | |
| Local ranking | 11th of 27 in Wiltshire Stronger figure | 27th of 27 in Wiltshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | Ofsted: Requires improvement | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 947 | 330 | |
| Capacity | 1,355 | 535 | |
| Location | Devizes, SN10 3AG | Pewsey, SN9 5EW | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 44.6 Stronger figure | 34.4 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 40.1% Stronger figure | 28.1% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 63.9% Stronger figure | 49.1% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 202 | 57 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 60 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 34.7 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 36.5 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 17.1% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 987 | 338 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 23.1% | 32.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 6.1% | 2.1% | |
| SEN support | 21.7% | 13.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.4% | 11.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.9% Stronger figure | 13.0% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 26.0% Stronger figure | 37.2% | 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
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
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