Devizes School

Selective

National rank

366

n/a

Rank last year

57.2%

A-level

A-level

A*-B

17.7%

GCSE

GCSE

9/8/7

Need to know

Head teacher David Cooper
Attendance 90.2%
Gender of entry Mixed
Send pupils* 26.9% *Special educational needs and disabilities
Total pupils 965
Pupils on free school meals 23.1%
Progress 8

Progress 8 is a measure of the development a school cohort/pupils makes from year 6 to year 11. The data used is from 2024. There will be no KS2 updates for 2025 or 2026 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The government is consulting on an improved version of Progress 8 and Attainment 8

ABOVE AVERAGE
Our methodology
Results

A-level 2025 rank: 315=

Grade

%

A*

5.9

A

16.4

B

34.9

A*/A

22.4

A*-B

57.2

GCSE 2025 rank: 398

Grade

%

9/8

7.1

7

10.6

9/8/7

17.7

What the school inspection says

“Pupils at Devizes School are polite, considerate and respectful. They are familiar with the school’s values of courage, pride and resilience. Relationships between pupils and staff are warm. Pupils are happy and feel safe at school. The school has developed an ambitious curriculum. Staff have high expectations, and pupils respond well to these. The school is calm and orderly. Lessons are free of disruption. Pupils appreciate the wide range of awards available to them. They understand and value the consistent approach to behaviour. Pupils are beginning to feel a stronger sense of identity within their house teams.”
Inspection
2024
*Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgment in inspections of state-funded schools. A five-point grading scale, including a new “exceptional” grade was introduced in November 2025.

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