Lavington SchoolMelksham Oak Community School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Lavington School and Melksham Oak Community School are secondary schools.
Lavington School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Melksham Oak Community School scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Lavington School is ahead on our composite score.
Lavington School was judged Good and Melksham Oak Community School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 49.4 for Lavington School and 38.3 for Melksham Oak Community School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Lavington School (54.5 in 2021-22, 49.4 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Melksham Oak Community School (39.9 in 2021-22, 38.3 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | DevizesLavington School | MelkshamMelksham Oak Community School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C65/100Stronger figure | D50/100 | |
| Local ranking | 5th of 27 in Wiltshire Stronger figure | 21st 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 | 910 | 1,058 | |
| Capacity | 1,160 | 1,427 | |
| Location | Devizes, SN10 4EB | Melksham, SN12 6QZ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 49.4 Stronger figure | 38.3 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 54.2% Stronger figure | 32.5% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 75.6% Stronger figure | 52.4% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 168 | 231 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 55 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 26.5 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | C- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 29.8 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 5.0% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 871 | 1,134 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 14.5% | 23.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 2.0% | 4.1% | |
| SEN support | 16.1% | 10.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 5.3% | 4.7% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.7% Stronger figure | 11.0% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 17.5% Stronger figure | 29.2% | 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
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
Melksham Oak Community School
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