Lavington School
The Spring, Market Lavington, Devizes, SN10 4EB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- EQUA MEAD LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Ralph Plummer
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,160
- Pupils on roll
- 910
- URN
- 136389
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01380812352
About this school
Lavington School is a secondary academy in Devizes. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 910 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lavington School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 7 June 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 155 | 181 | 172 |
| Attainment 8 score | 52.6 | 51.0 | 50.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.08 -0.14 to +0.31 | +0.32 +0.11 to +0.53 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 57% | 58% | 57.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 79% | 75.1% | 77.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 34% | 29.8% | 42.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
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 Lavington 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 | 52.6 | 38.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 51 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 50.3 | 36.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 858 |
| 2023/24 | 886 |
| 2024/25 | 871 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lavington School compares
Lavington School ranked 7th of 26 secondary schools in Wiltshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 77% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50.3 | 6.7% | 14.5% | 910 | — |
| Devizes School | 45.3 | 9.9% | 23.1% | 947 | 4.4 miles |
| Melksham Oak Community School | 41.4 | 11% | 23.8% | 1,058 | 7.6 miles |
| Matravers School | 47 | 6% | 23.8% | 958 | 8.9 miles |
| Kingdown School | 42.8 | 9.5% | 21.7% | 1,347 | 9.5 miles |
| Kingsbury Green Academy | 39.6 | 10.4% | 25% | 1,077 | 9.8 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)
- 14.47%
- English as an additional language
- 2%
- Overall absence
- 6.74%
- Persistent absence
- 17.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Devizes School4.4 miles
Secondary · Devizes
-
Melksham Oak Community School7.6 miles
Secondary · Melksham
-
Matravers School8.9 miles
Secondary · Westbury
-
Kingdown School9.5 miles
Secondary · Warminster
-
Kingsbury Green Academy9.8 miles
Secondary · Calne
Other schools in Devizes
- Devizes School Secondary
- All Cannings Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bishops Cannings Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chirton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Dauntsey Academy Primary School Primary
- Five Lanes Church of England Primary School Primary
- Nursteed Community Primary School Primary
- Rowde CofE Academy Primary
- Southbroom Infants' School Primary
- Southbroom St James Academy Primary
- St Barnabas Church of England School, Market Lavington Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Devizes Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Lavington School teach?
- Lavington School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Devizes.
- Who is the headteacher of Lavington School?
- The headteacher of Lavington School is Mr Ralph Plummer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lavington School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lavington 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 many pupils are at Lavington School?
- Lavington School has 910 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Lavington School full?
- Lavington School has capacity for 1,160 pupils and 910 on roll (78%), 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 Lavington School a faith school?
- No. Lavington School has no designated religious character.
- Is Lavington School a selective school?
- No. Lavington School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Lavington School part of an academy trust?
- Lavington School is part of EQUA MEAD LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Lavington School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 52.6 in 2022/23 and 50.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lavington School compare with other schools in Wiltshire?
- Lavington School ranked 7th of 26 secondary schools in Wiltshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 77% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lavington School's absence rate?
- Lavington School's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lavington School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lavington 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 1 July 2026.