Melksham Oak Community School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Melksham, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
4.028 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Melksham Oak Community School is a secondary school in Melksham, Wiltshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 4 October 2022. Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Melksham Oak Community 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 | 4.028 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 4.028 miles away, the 5th shortest of 28 Wiltshire secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance.
- Year 7 in 2026 saw 157 first-choice applications for 168 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 11 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 31% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%); the average A level grade was C- (England B-), with below-average progress from GCSE.
- There are 20.6 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 17.5 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
- Bowerhill, Melksham, SN12 6QZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,058 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 4 October 2022
Strengths
- “There is a growing culture of ambition and raised aspirations at the school.”
- “Leaders have established expectations and routines that help pupils to behave.”
- “Most pupils respond well to the high expectations that are set for them.”
To improve
- “Most pupils say that when bullying happens, it is dealt with, yet some pupils feel that it is not always managed as promptly as it could be.”
- “A minority of pupils use derogatory language.”
- “However, some pupils would like leaders to do more to address this.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 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) | 31% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 41.4 | 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: 157 first-preference applications, 168 offers in total, 157 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.
- St Augustine's Catholic College 5.3 mi Good Last distance published
- The John of Gaunt School 5.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Clarendon Academy 5.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Corsham School 5.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Devizes School 5.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Laurence School 6.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Abbeyfield School 6.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kingsbury Green Academy 6.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published