Matravers School
Secondary · Foundation school · Ages 11–18 · Westbury, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
4.7 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Matravers School is a secondary school in Westbury, Wiltshire for ages 11–18 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 September 2022. Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Matravers School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 4.7 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In Year 7 2026 the last child offered a place lived 4.7 miles away, the 6th shortest of 28 Wiltshire secondary schools with a published last distance (middle 9.03 miles).
- Year 7 2026 had 164 first-choice applications for 167 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 43% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 47 (England 46).
- The school has 14.9 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 17.3 across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Wiltshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Wiltshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Springfield Road, Westbury, BA13 3QH
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 958 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 21 September 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are very positive about the quality of education at Matravers School.”
- “They enjoy learning and are eager to do well.”
- “Pupils are particularly enthusiastic about the extra-curricular opportunities at the school.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils do not enjoy reading and struggle.”
- “Leaders have not yet established an effective approach to the teaching of literacy.”
- “Consequently, some pupils, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and pupils in receipt of pupil premium funding, struggle with reading and writing in the wider curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 November 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 43% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 47 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 164 first-preference applications, 167 offers in total, 164 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Wiltshire.
- Kingdown School 3.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Clarendon Academy 4.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The John of Gaunt School 4.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Augustine's Catholic College 4.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Laurence School 7.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Melksham Oak Community School 7.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Lavington School 8.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Devizes School 10.8 mi Not judged Last distance published