Sheldon School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Chippenham, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
31.693 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Sheldon School is a secondary school in Chippenham, Wiltshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 12 March 2024. Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Sheldon 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 | 31.693 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For 2026 Year 7 entry, the last child offered a place lived 31.693 miles away, the 4th longest of 28 Wiltshire secondary schools with a published last distance.
- In 2024/25, 42% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 45.2 (England 46).
- For Year 7 entry in 2026, there were 178 first-choice applications for 211 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 33 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 18.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Wiltshire is 22.3%.
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
- Hardenhuish Lane, Chippenham, SN14 6HJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,467 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 12 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils feel part of the ‘Sheldon community.”
- “The school has high expectations for pupils.”
- “Pupils are encouraged to be their best.”
To improve
- “Even so, in a few subjects, it is not fully established.”
- “Pupils’ published outcomes are below average, having previously been in line with national outcomes.”
- “However, the revised curriculum needs time to impact on pupil outcomes.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 May 2024 (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) | 42% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 45.2 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | 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: 178 first-preference applications, 211 offers in total, 178 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.
- Hardenhuish School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Abbeyfield School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Corsham School 3.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Kingsbury Green Academy 6.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Melksham Oak Community School 7.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Malmesbury School 8.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Laurence School 9.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Devizes School 10.2 mi Not judged Last distance published