Devizes School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Devizes, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
3.438 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Devizes School is a secondary school in Devizes, Wiltshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 1 October 2024. Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Devizes 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 | 3.438 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 lived 3.438 miles away, the 4th shortest of 28 Wiltshire secondary schools with a published last distance (middle 9.03 miles).
- Year 7 2026 had 104 first-choice applications for 136 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 32 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 45% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and progress from GCSE to A level was above average.
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
- The Green, Devizes, SN10 3AG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 947 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 1 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at Devizes School are polite, considerate and respectful.”
- “Relationships between pupils and staff are warm.”
- “Pupils are happy and feel safe at school.”
To improve
- “The school knows that not all curriculum areas are as well developed as others.”
- “The school recognises that it needs to check the impact of these interventions more closely to ensure pupils are benefiting as intended.”
- “However, teaching and the curriculum are not always well adapted to meet the needs of some pupils.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 November 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) | 45% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 45.3 | 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: 104 first-preference applications, 136 offers in total, 104 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.
- Lavington School 4.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kingsbury Green Academy 5.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Melksham Oak Community School 5.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Abbeyfield School 8.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Pewsey Vale School 9.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Sheldon School 10.2 mi Good Last distance published
- St Augustine's Catholic College 10.3 mi Good Last distance published
- The Clarendon Academy 10.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published