Pewsey Vale School
Wilcot Road, Wiltshire, Pewsey, SN9 5EW
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ACORN EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Neil Pritchard
- Sponsor
- Acorn Education Trust
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 535
- Pupils on roll
- 330
- URN
- 151533
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01672565000
About this school
Pewsey Vale School is a secondary academy in Pewsey. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 330 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Pewsey Vale School, 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Pewsey Vale School (URN 136849).
How Pewsey Vale School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 13% | 32.5% | 330 | — |
| St John's Marlborough | 50.9 | 8.6% | 12.5% | 1,692 | 5.6 miles |
| The Wellington Academy | 42.1 | 8.2% | 22.1% | 1,121 | 8.5 miles |
| Devizes School | 45.3 | 9.9% | 23.1% | 947 | 9.2 miles |
| Avon Valley Academy | 34.8 | 10.3% | 28.1% | 517 | 9.6 miles |
| Lavington School | 50.3 | 6.7% | 14.5% | 910 | 10.0 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)
- 32.54%
- English as an additional language
- 2.1%
- Overall absence
- 13.02%
- Persistent absence
- 37.16%
Location
Nearby schools
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St John's Marlborough5.6 miles
Secondary · Marlborough
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The Wellington Academy8.5 miles
Secondary · Ludgershall
-
Devizes School9.2 miles
Secondary · Devizes
-
Avon Valley Academy9.6 miles
Secondary · Salisbury
-
Lavington School10.0 miles
Secondary · Devizes
Other schools in Pewsey
- Easton Royal Academy Primary
- Pewsey Primary School Primary
- Rushall Church of England Primary School Primary
- Woodborough Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Francis School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Pewsey Vale School teach?
- Pewsey Vale School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Pewsey.
- Who is the headteacher of Pewsey Vale School?
- The headteacher of Pewsey Vale School is Neil Pritchard, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Pewsey Vale School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Pewsey Vale 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 Pewsey Vale School?
- Pewsey Vale School has 330 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Pewsey Vale School full?
- Pewsey Vale School has capacity for 535 pupils and 330 on roll (62%), 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 Pewsey Vale School a faith school?
- No. Pewsey Vale School has no designated religious character.
- Is Pewsey Vale School part of an academy trust?
- Pewsey Vale School is part of ACORN EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Pewsey Vale School's absence rate?
- Pewsey Vale School's overall absence rate is 13% in the latest published census.
- Does Pewsey Vale School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Pewsey Vale School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.