Southbroom Infants' SchoolRowde CofE Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Devizes.

Summary of the comparison

Southbroom Infants' School and Rowde CofE Academy are primary schools in Devizes.

  • Southbroom Infants' School scores 74 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Rowde CofE Academy scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Southbroom Infants' School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Southbroom Infants' School was judged strong and Rowde CofE Academy was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Rowde CofE Academy (39.0% in 2022-23, 78.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Southbroom Infants' School versus Rowde CofE Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure DevizesSouthbroom Infants' SchoolDevizesRowde CofE AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB74/100Stronger figureD51/100
Local ranking176th of 190 in Wiltshire 113th of 190 in Wiltshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: StrongStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-7 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll82 112
Capacity210 210
LocationDevizes, SN10 5AA Devizes, SN10 2ND
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported78.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported15.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census82 112
Free school meals (ever 6)45.9% 19.6%
English as an additional language9.8% 1.8%
SEN support30.5% 26.8%
SEN with an EHC plan1.2% 3.6%
Attendance
Overall absence7.3% 4.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence18.4% 10.0% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

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.

Southbroom Infants' School

Rowde CofE Academy

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