The Trafalgar School at Downton
Ofsted: Good
Score
C58
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Salisbury, SP5 3HN
- Distance
- 6.3km away
The Burgate School and Sixth Form
Salisbury Road, Fordingbridge, SP6 1EZ
Local ranking16th of 69 secondary schools in Hampshire
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1150
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 27 November 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 52.2 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 58.8% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 75.8% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 182
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 96.0%
- Continued in education
- 91.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 3.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Higher education
- 38.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 39.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C+
Avg A-Level Grade
34.2
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
34.4
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
90
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 16.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 39.4
- 16-18 Cohort
- 190
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1098
- Boys
- 555 (52%)
- Girls
- 518 (48%)
- Capacity
- 1150 (93% full)
- SEND
- 14.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 12.8%
- EAL
- 3.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.6%
- SEN Support
- 10.7%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.0:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 64.7
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,271/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 17.7% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 88.0%
- White Other: 4.0%
- Mixed Other: 1.6%
- Asian Indian: 1.3%
- Black African: 0.9%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.6%
- Asian Other: 0.6%
- White Irish: 0.6%
88.0%
White British
4.0%
White Other
1.6%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Salisbury Road
Fordingbridge, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 136719
- UKPRN
- 10033574
- Establishment No.
- 5401
- Trust
- THE BURGATE SCHOOL AND SIXTH FORM
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