The John of Gaunt School | Secondary with sixth form in Trowbridge, Wiltshire | Ofsted & DfE

64%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

38%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

44.3

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

24%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

887.3

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,252

Pupils · 2024/25

13%

EAL · 2024/25

24%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

64%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

38%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

44.3

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

24%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

887.3

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,252

Pupils · 2024/25

13%

EAL · 2024/25

24%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

64%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

38%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

44.3

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

24%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

887.3

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,252

Pupils · 2024/25

13%

EAL · 2024/25

24%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Local authorityWiltshire

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio15.8:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of The John of Gaunt School · Secondary with sixth form · Wiltshire

Part ofEQUA MEAD LEARNING TRUST

Finance£7750 spend / pupil£8015 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

64%

+11pp

70%62%53%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 64%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

38%

+11pp

44%36%28%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 39%

Attainment 8

44.3

+2.9

49.545.541.4

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 44.3

EBacc entry

24%

+3pp

32%26%20%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 24%

EBacc APS

887.3

+99.7

887.3793.3699.3

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 887.3

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)-0.09

Average

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS

29.4

-3.4

36.432.428.4

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 29.4

A-level value added

-0.16

-0.2

+0.1-0.1-0.2

'17'18'19'24'25

'25 · -0.2

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

18%

+9pp

18%13%9%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 18%

Average A-level grade

B-C+C

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · C

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added-0.16

Average

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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

94%

Education or employment

88%

Education

Apprenticeships

Employment

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

86%

Education or employment

60%

Education

Apprenticeships

22%

Employment

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,252

Pupil : teacher ratio

15.8

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

13%

FSM eligible

23%

SEN

22%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

24%

Contact

Address

Wingfield Road, Trowbridge, BA14 9EH

Local authority

Wiltshire

Website

http://johnofgauntschool.org

Telephone

01225762637

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	64%	38%	44.3	Not applicable	24%	887.3	24%	1,252
2023/24	53%	28%	41.4	-0.09	20%	787.6	20%	1,260
2022/23	60%	34%	41.5	-0.24	30%	729.2	31%	1,254
2021/22	70%	44%	49.5	+0.10	32%	730.2	41%	1,171
2018/19	59%	32%	42.9	-0.04	29%	699.3	42%	1,067
2017/18	55%	34%	41.9	-0.16	22%	703.6	41%	1,075
2016/17	57%	32%	42.8	-0.13	47%	—	51%	1,134

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	29.4	C	-0.16	18%	54
2023/24	32.9	C+	+0.06	9%	64
2022/23	31.5	C	—	11%	55
2021/22	36.4	B-	—	14%	67
2018/19	28.4	C	-0.22	13%	85
2017/18	30.3	C	-0.01	10%	82
2016/17	31.1	C	+0.02	8%	107

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,252	16.2	22%	13%	23%	9%	24%
2023/24	1,260	16.9	19%	12%	24%	10%	28%
2022/23	1,254	16.8	18%	10%	23%	9%	28%
2021/22	1,171	16.7	17%	9%	23%	9%	32%
2020/21	1,136	17.2	17%	8%	23%	—	—
2018/19	1,067	16.3	17%	7%	28%	5%	10%
2017/18	1,075	15.2	19%	7%	27%	6%	15%
2016/17	1,134	15.3	19%	6%	39%	6%	17%