65%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
46%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
44.3
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
24%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
567.3
EBacc APS · 2024/25
794
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 03/07/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWiltshire
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.4:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of The Trafalgar School at Downton · Secondary · Wiltshire
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How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
65%
+5pp
77%68%60%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 65%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
46%
+7pp
50%45%39%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 46%
Attainment 8
44.3
-0.3
48.146.244.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 44.3
EBacc entry
24%
+6pp
24%20%16%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 24%
EBacc APS
567.3
+19.0
675.5580.9486.2
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 567.3
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
794
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
15%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
9%
Persistent absence
23%
Contact
Address
Breamore Road, Downton, Salisbury, SP5 3HN
Local authority
Wiltshire
Telephone
Email
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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 | 65% | 46% | 44.3 | Not applicable | 24% | 567.3 | 31% | 794 |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 39% | 44.6 | -0.02 | 17% | 548.3 | 20% | 782 |
| 2022/23 | 75% | 50% | 47.4 | +0.18 | 20% | 675.5 | 23% | 770 |
| 2021/22 | 66% | 44% | 46.2 | +0.08 | 16% | 560.5 | 19% | 764 |
| 2018/19 | 77% | 48% | 48.1 | -0.08 | 22% | 486.2 | 35% | 722 |
| 2017/18 | 51% | 29% | 41.6 | +0.03 | 24% | 270.0 | 32% | 617 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 794 | 17.0 | 19% | 3% | 15% | 9% | 23% |
| 2023/24 | 782 | 17.9 | 19% | 3% | 16% | 10% | 26% |
| 2022/23 | 770 | 17.6 | 15% | 3% | 15% | 10% | 29% |
| 2021/22 | 764 | 18.4 | 16% | 2% | 14% | 11% | 30% |
| 2020/21 | 770 | 19.1 | 15% | 2% | 15% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 722 | 19.9 | 9% | 3% | 15% | 6% | 16% |
| 2017/18 | — | — | — | — | — | 6% | 16% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.