The Springfields Academy
Curzon Street, Calne, SN11 0DS
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- REACH SOUTH ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Whitcombe
- Sponsor
- Reach South Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Chippenham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 267
- Pupils on roll
- 267
- URN
- 145198
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01249814125
About this school
The Springfields Academy is a special academy in Calne. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 267 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Springfields Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Exceptional
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Exceptional
- Leadership and governance
- Exceptional
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 25 | 29 | 24 |
| Attainment 8 score | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.70 -2.34 to -1.07 | -1.46 -2.15 to -0.77 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 4% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 8% | 3.4% | 4.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
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 The Springfields Academy 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 | 0% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 58.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Wiltshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3 | 38.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 4 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 4.1 | 36.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 18.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 231 |
| 2023/24 | 210 |
| 2024/25 | 241 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report28 April 2026
- 9 March 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 55.42%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 11.78%
- Persistent absence
- 32.31%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Marys Calne and St Margarets Prep0.2 miles
Independent schools · Calne
-
The Young People's Support Centre4.8 miles
Other types · Chippenham
-
Silverwood School5.0 miles
Special schools · Devizes
-
Notton House Academy5.1 miles
Academies · Chippenham
-
Downland School7.0 miles
Special schools · Devizes
Other schools in Calne
- Cherhill CofE School Primary
- Derry Hill Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Fynamore Primary School Primary
- Heddington Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hilmarton Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England Academy Primary
- Marden Vale CofE Academy Primary
- Priestley Primary School Primary
- Saint Edmund's Roman Catholic Primary School Primary
- Kingsbury Green Academy Secondary
- St Marys Calne and St Margarets Prep Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does The Springfields Academy teach?
- The Springfields Academy teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is a special school in Calne.
- Who is the headteacher of The Springfields Academy?
- The headteacher of The Springfields Academy is Mrs Nicola Whitcombe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Springfields Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Springfields Academy, 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 The Springfields Academy?
- The Springfields Academy has 267 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is The Springfields Academy full?
- The Springfields Academy has capacity for 267 pupils and 267 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 The Springfields Academy a faith school?
- No. The Springfields Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is The Springfields Academy part of an academy trust?
- The Springfields Academy is part of REACH SOUTH ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does The Springfields Academy have?
- The schools register lists The Springfields Academy's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Springfields Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is The Springfields Academy's absence rate?
- The Springfields Academy's overall absence rate is 11.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Springfields Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Springfields Academy'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 13 August 2026.