The John of Gaunt School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Wiltshire
Wingfield Road, Trowbridge, BA14 9EH
59
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.7%
24.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,295
Capacity used
Has space80%
1,618 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
223 of 223 families who put it first got an offer
227
Places offered
395
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 223 | 223 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 137 | 3 | ● 2% |
| 3rd preference | 35 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 395 | 226 | 57% |
1st preference success by year
Wiltshire lets families list 3 preferences. 4 applications came from outside the council area (2 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Ben Rhodes
- Address
- Wingfield Road, Trowbridge, BA14 9EH
- Phone
- 01225762637
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Ward / constituency
- Trowbridge Central · South West Wiltshire
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138020
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 23% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 12% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: EQUA MEAD LEARNING TRUST
1,295 pupils · 1,618 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
24 January 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,198 pupils
Attendance
90.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
24.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 41.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.09 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 28% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 53% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.55 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 32.86 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 38.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 64.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 23.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.79 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 234 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 29.42 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 17.6% | 17% |
| A-level students | 49 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 232 | 13% | 50% | 69% | |
| Mathematics | 231 | 13% | 46% | 72% | |
| English Literature | 231 | 13% | 43% | 66% | |
| Combined Science | 169 | 1% | 22% | 47% | |
| Geography | 137 | 25% | 54% | 69% | |
| History | 114 | 23% | 42% | 54% | |
| Business | 85 | 14% | 51% | 66% | |
| Biology | 62 | 15% | 56% | 95% | |
| Physics | 62 | 15% | 56% | 81% | |
| Chemistry | 62 | 15% | 58% | 89% | |
| Art and Design | 61 | 13% | 48% | 72% | |
| Social Studies | 56 | 20% | 59% | 82% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geography | 17 | 6% | 12% | 18% | |
| Psychology | 15 | 13% | 20% | 27% | |
| Biology | 13 | 8% | 23% | 46% | |
| Law | 12 | 0% | 8% | 25% | |
| Sociology | 10 | 0% | 10% | 30% | |
| Chemistry | 9 | 11% | 33% | 67% | |
| Mathematics | 8 | 0% | 38% | 50% | |
| History | 6 | 0% | 0% | 33% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 6 | 0% | 0% | 67% | |
| Business Studies | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Literature | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physics | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #324 of 1,897 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 15046: The John of Gaunt School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 50% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 5% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 53% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Wiltshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.