Silverwood School
Rowde, Devizes, SN10 2QQ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Sean McKeown
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 532
- URN
- 148145
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01380850309
About this school
Silverwood School is a community special school in Devizes. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 532 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Silverwood 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
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
- Early years
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
| 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 | 93.0 | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 87.0 | - | - |
| Reading progress | -4.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 38 | 71 | 49 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | 0.6 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | 0.0 |
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 Silverwood 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 | 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 425 |
| 2023/24 | 453 |
| 2024/25 | 473 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 39.64%
- English as an additional language
- 7.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.81%
- Persistent absence
- 22.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Downland School2.7 miles
Special schools · Devizes
-
Melksham House School4.5 miles
Special schools · Melksham
-
St Marys Calne and St Margarets Prep5.0 miles
Independent schools · Calne
-
The Springfields Academy5.0 miles
Academies · Calne
-
Notton House Academy5.8 miles
Academies · Chippenham
Other schools in Devizes
- Downland School Special schools
- 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 Silverwood School teach?
- Silverwood School teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is a special school in Devizes.
- Who is the headteacher of Silverwood School?
- The headteacher of Silverwood School is Mr Sean McKeown, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Silverwood School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Silverwood 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 Silverwood School?
- Silverwood School has 532 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is Silverwood School a faith school?
- No. Silverwood School has no designated religious character.
- How have Silverwood School'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 Silverwood School's absence rate?
- Silverwood School's overall absence rate is 7.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Silverwood School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Silverwood 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 10 July 2026.