The Trafalgar School at Downton
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Wiltshire
Breamore Road, Salisbury, SP5 3HN
64
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 03/07/2023
Application demand
78%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.4%
22.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
808
Capacity used
Over capacity128%
630 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
78%
1st preference success rate
148 of 190 families who put it first got an offer
153
Places offered
406
Total applications
2.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 190 | 148 | ● 78% |
| 2nd preference | 140 | 3 | ● 2% |
| 3rd preference | 76 | 2 | ● 3% |
| Total | 406 | 153 | 38% |
1st preference success by year
Wiltshire lets families list 3 preferences. 32 applications came from outside the council area (14 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
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jy Taylor
- Address
- Breamore Road, Downton, Salisbury, SP5 3HN
- Phone
- 01725550300
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Ward / constituency
- Downton & Ebble Valley · Salisbury
- Area
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 144389
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 13% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: MAGNA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
808 pupils · 630 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
03 July 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 20
04 March 2020
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 826 pupils
Attendance
91.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
22.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
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 | 44.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.02 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 39% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 60% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.76 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
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 | 45.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 65.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 23.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.81 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 149 | — |
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.
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 146 | 9% | 53% | 72% | |
| English Language | 146 | 13% | 51% | 65% | |
| English Literature | 146 | 16% | 54% | 66% | |
| Combined Science | 102 | 8% | 38% | 68% | |
| Geography | 86 | 16% | 52% | 66% | |
| Business | 50 | 2% | 28% | 46% | |
| Art and Design | 49 | 10% | 51% | 67% | |
| History | 48 | 25% | 44% | 65% | |
| Spanish | 45 | 18% | 64% | 82% | |
| Physical Education | 43 | 12% | 51% | 74% | |
| Biology | 41 | 15% | 63% | 78% | |
| Physics | 41 | 20% | 71% | 76% |
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.