Lavington SchoolDevizes School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Devizes.
Summary of the comparison
Lavington School and Devizes School are secondary schools in Devizes.
Lavington School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Devizes School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Lavington School is ahead on our composite score.
Lavington School was judged Good and Devizes School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 50.3 for Lavington School and 45.3 for Devizes School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Lavington School (54.5 in 2021-22, 50.3 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Devizes School (45.6 in 2021-22, 45.3 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | DevizesLavington School | DevizesDevizes School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C65/100Stronger figure | C60/100 | |
| Local ranking | 5th of 27 in Wiltshire Stronger figure | 11th of 27 in Wiltshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 871 | 987 | |
| Capacity | 1,160 | 1,355 | |
| Location | Devizes, SN10 4EB | Devizes, SN10 3AG | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 50.3 Stronger figure | 45.3 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 57.6% Stronger figure | 45.1% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 77.9% Stronger figure | 69.2% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 42.4% | 59.3% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.40 Stronger figure | 4.23 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 172 | 182 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 60 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 34.7 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 36.5 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 17.1% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 871 | 987 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 14.5% | 23.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 2.0% | 6.1% | |
| SEN support | 16.1% | 21.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 5.3% | 3.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.7% Stronger figure | 9.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 17.5% Stronger figure | 26.0% | 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
GCSE Progress 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.
Lavington School
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