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Silverwood School

Community special school · Mixed · Wiltshire

Devizes, SN10 2QQ

Website 01380850309

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 03/07/2023

Application demand

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No council data

Attendance

92.2%

22.8% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

532

Capacity used

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GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Details

Type
Community special school
Age range
4–19
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Sean McKeown
Address
Rowde, Devizes, SN10 2QQ
Phone
01380850309
Local authority
Wiltshire
Ward / constituency
Bromham, Rowde & Roundway · Melksham and Devizes
Area
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
URN
148145

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals38%——
English as additional language8%——
SEN support0%——
68% boys (361)32% girls (171)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

532 pupils. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    03 July 2023

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Sixth formGood
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 421 pupils

Attendance

92.2%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

7.8%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

22.8%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

2.1%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.0%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

11%
20/21
39%
21/22
28%
22/23
26%
23/24
23%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard0%
-62% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard0%
-75% vs England
Higher standard0%
-33% vs England

Writing

Expected standard0%
-72% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard0%
-74% vs England
Higher standard0%
-26% vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard0%
-73% vs England
Higher standard0%
-30% vs England

Science

Expected standard0%
-82% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

020230202402025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)0%61%
Higher standard0%8%

GCSE results over time

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Attainment 80.646
Grade 5+ English & maths0%46%
Grade 4+ English & maths0%65%
Entering EBacc0%40%
EBacc average point score04.1
Pupils in cohort49—

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.

SubjectEntriesGrade 7+Grade 5+Grade 4+
Physical Education10%0%0%
Design & Technology10%0%0%
Classical Civilisation10%0%0%

Oxbridge

No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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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.