Schools in Devizes

About schools in Devizes

Devizes lists 20 schools, most of them primary schools. Its two secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Another two schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

58%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 13 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

40.6

average Attainment 8 score, across the 4 schools with published results

Primary schools15

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• All Cannings Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  79%

  expected standard
• Bishops Cannings Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  72%

  expected standard
• Chirton Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• Dauntsey Academy Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  52%

  expected standard
• Five Lanes Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

• Nursteed Community Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  43%

  expected standard
• Rowde CofE Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  78%

  expected standard
• Southbroom Infants' School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 7

• Southbroom St James Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 7 to 11

  64%

  expected standard
• St Barnabas Church of England School, Market Lavington

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  82%

  expected standard
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Devizes

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  24%

  expected standard
• The Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  92%

  expected standard
• The Trinity Church of England Primary Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  45%

  expected standard
• Urchfont Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

• Wansdyke School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  54%

  expected standard

Secondary schools2

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Devizes School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  45.3

  Attainment 8
• Lavington School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  50.3

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision2

• Downland School

  Community special school · Ages 10 to 16

• Silverwood School

  Community special school · Ages 4 to 19

Independent schools1

• Dauntsey's School

  Other independent school · Ages 11 to 18

Common questions about schools in Devizes

How many schools does Devizes have?

OfferDay lists 20 schools in Devizes, including 15 primary schools and two secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Devizes?

Every school in Devizes is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Devizes ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Devizes where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.