The Trafalgar School at Downton
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Salisbury, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
16.092 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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The Trafalgar School at Downton is a secondary school in Salisbury, Wiltshire for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 3 July 2023. Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
The Trafalgar School at Downton 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 | 16.092 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last child offered a Year 7 place lived 16.092 miles away, the 8th longest of 28 Wiltshire secondary schools with a published last distance.
- Year 7 in 2026 had 130 first-choice applications for 144 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- For Year 7 in 2026, 40 of the 369 applications (11%) came from families living outside Wiltshire, and 8 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 46% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 44.3 (England 46).
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
- Breamore Road, Downton, Salisbury, SP5 3HN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 808 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 3 July 2023
Strengths
- “The Trafalgar School at Downton is truly a community school.”
- “Honest and just leadership is at the heart of this improving organisation.”
- “Senior leaders know their school and the community exceptionally well.”
To improve
- “Occasionally, pupils need reminding to adhere to the school’s high expectations of behaviour.”
- “For example, pupils’ learning is sometimes constrained because teachers lead discussions and limit the time spent exploring ideas.”
- “However, they do not deepen their understanding by applying what they have learned in multi-disciplinary ways.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 September 2023 (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) | 46% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 44.3 | 46 |
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: 130 first-preference applications, 144 offers in total, 130 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.
- Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School 5.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Wyvern St Edmund's Academy 6.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic School 6.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- South Wilts Grammar School 6.4 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Sarum Academy 7.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Stonehenge School 12.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Avon Valley Academy 14.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Wellington Academy 18.7 mi Good Last distance published