Downland SchoolSilverwood School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Devizes.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Downland School and Silverwood School in Devizes.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Downland School was judged Good and Silverwood School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 6.9 for Downland School and 0.6 for Silverwood School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Downland School (13.4 in 2021-22, 6.9 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | DevizesDownland School | DevizesSilverwood School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community special school | Community special school | |
| Age range | 10-16 | 4-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 88 | 473 | |
| Capacity | 90 | Not reported | |
| Location | Devizes, SN10 5EF | Devizes, SN10 2QQ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 6.9 Stronger figure | 0.6 | 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 | 0.33 Stronger figure | 0.00 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 17 | 49 | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 0.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 88 | 473 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 58.0% | 39.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 0.0% | 7.6% | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 20.3% | 7.8% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 44.9% | 22.8% Stronger figure | 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
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
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