Sheldon SchoolKingsbury Green Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Sheldon School and Kingsbury Green Academy are secondary schools.
Sheldon School scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Kingsbury Green Academy scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Sheldon School is ahead on our composite score.
Sheldon School was judged Good and Kingsbury Green Academy was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 45.2 for Sheldon School and 39.6 for Kingsbury Green Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Sheldon School (50.3 in 2021-22, 45.2 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Kingsbury Green Academy (43.9 in 2021-22, 39.6 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | ChippenhamSheldon School | CalneKingsbury Green Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C55/100Stronger figure | D49/100 | |
| Local ranking | 16th of 27 in Wiltshire Stronger figure | 24th of 27 in Wiltshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,558 | 1,059 | |
| Capacity | 1,800 | 1,340 | |
| Location | Chippenham, SN14 6HJ | Calne, SN11 8YH | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 45.2 Stronger figure | 39.6 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 42.2% Stronger figure | 29.6% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 64.9% Stronger figure | 48.1% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 25.4% | 29.0% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.89 Stronger figure | 3.37 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 268 | 162 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 142 | 62 | |
| A-level average points | 32.5 Stronger figure | 27.7 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | C- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 33.6 Stronger figure | 29.4 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 13.0% Stronger figure | 4.5% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,558 | 1,059 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 19.3% | 25.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 8.6% | 3.0% | |
| SEN support | 8.5% | 13.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.4% | 5.7% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.5% | 10.4% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 25.9% Stronger figure | 27.4% | 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.
Sheldon School
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