Matravers School
Springfield Road, Westbury, BA13 3QH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Dr Simon Riding
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- South West Wiltshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,174
- Pupils on roll
- 958
- URN
- 126510
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01373822666
About this school
Matravers School is a foundation secondary school in Westbury. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 958 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 146 | 137 | 137 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.2 | 45.0 | 47.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.04 -0.27 to +0.20 | +0.16 -0.09 to +0.40 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 32% | 35% | 43.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 53% | 59.9% | 64.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 18% | 16.1% | 33.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Matravers School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wiltshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45.2 | 38.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47 | 36.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 890 |
| 2023/24 | 915 |
| 2024/25 | 926 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Matravers School compares
Matravers School ranked 12th of 26 secondary schools in Wiltshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 66% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47 | 6% | 23.8% | 958 | — |
| Kingdown School | 42.8 | 9.5% | 21.7% | 1,347 | 3.9 miles |
| The Clarendon Academy | 39.8 | 9.5% | 29.8% | 1,082 | 4.0 miles |
| The John of Gaunt School | 44.3 | 9.3% | 23.4% | 1,295 | 4.3 miles |
| St Augustine's Catholic College | 51.4 | 8.3% | 15.4% | 912 | 4.4 miles |
| Frome Community College | 42.7 | 11.9% | 24.1% | 1,298 | 5.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.81%
- English as an additional language
- 4.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.95%
- Persistent absence
- 14.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kingdown School3.9 miles
Secondary · Warminster
-
The Clarendon Academy4.0 miles
Secondary · Trowbridge
-
The John of Gaunt School4.3 miles
Secondary · Trowbridge
-
St Augustine's Catholic College4.4 miles
Secondary · Trowbridge
-
Frome Community College5.4 miles
Secondary · Frome
Other schools in Westbury
- Bitham Brook Primary School Primary
- Bratton Primary School Primary
- Chapmanslade Church of England Primary School Primary
- Dilton Marsh CofE Primary School Primary
- Westbury Church of England Junior School Primary
- Westbury Infant School Primary
- Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School Primary
- Fairfield Farm College (Fairfield Farm Trust) Other types
- On Track Education Centre Westbury Special schools
- The Eaves Learning Centre Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Matravers School teach?
- Matravers School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Westbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Matravers School?
- The headteacher of Matravers School is Dr Simon Riding, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Matravers School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Matravers School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Matravers School?
- Matravers School has 958 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Matravers School full?
- Matravers School has capacity for 1,174 pupils and 958 on roll (82%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Matravers School a faith school?
- No. Matravers School has no designated religious character.
- Is Matravers School a selective school?
- No. Matravers School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Matravers School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45.2 in 2022/23 and 47 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Matravers School rank locally?
- Matravers School ranked 12th of 26 secondary schools in Wiltshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 66% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Matravers School's absence rate?
- Matravers School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Matravers School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Matravers School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.