Matravers SchoolKingdown School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Matravers School and Kingdown School are secondary schools.
Matravers School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Kingdown School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average). Matravers School is ahead on our composite score.
Matravers School was judged Good and Kingdown School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 47.1 for Matravers School and 45.8 for Kingdown School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Matravers School (51.2 in 2021-22, 47.1 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Kingdown School (47.5 in 2021-22, 45.8 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WestburyMatravers School | WarminsterKingdown School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C62/100Stronger figure | C59/100 | |
| Local ranking | 8th of 27 in Wiltshire Stronger figure | 12th of 27 in Wiltshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Foundation school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 958 | 1,347 | |
| Capacity | 1,174 | 1,668 | |
| Location | Westbury, BA13 3QH | Warminster, BA12 9DR | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 47.1 Stronger figure | 45.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 41.4% Stronger figure | 40.9% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 64.2% Stronger figure | 63.5% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 162 | 252 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 29 | 95 | |
| A-level average points | 37.4 Stronger figure | 34.8 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 39.8 Stronger figure | 36.7 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 28.6% Stronger figure | 17.9% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 926 | 1,403 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 23.8% | 21.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 4.1% | 5.2% | |
| SEN support | 8.0% | 11.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.6% | 5.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.0% Stronger figure | 9.5% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 14.1% Stronger figure | 23.8% | 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
A-level average points
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.
Matravers School
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