Wiltshire
Avon Valley Academy
GCSE results 2026: every Wiltshire school ranked · how England did
Dependable results for a comprehensive intake; the journey is the main thing to weigh.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 35.8 is significantly below the national average. Progress 8 and pupil context may still indicate positive value-added.
- 35.8
- Attainment 8
- 19%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Progress is close to average or statistically uncertain because the confidence interval crosses zero. This does not necessarily mean the school adds or detracts from pupil progress.
- -0.18
- Progress 8
- [-0.51, 0.14]
- Confidence interval
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 107 | 99 | 99 (100%) | 179 |
| September 2025 | 97 | 91 | 91 (100%) | 176 |
| September 2024 | 61 | 59 | 59 (100%) | 133 |
| September 2023 | 111 | 81 | 81 (100%) | 171 |
| September 2022 | 70 | 61 | 61 (100%) | 151 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Wiltshire’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
University destinations
Share of this school's sixth-form leavers who went on to Oxford or Cambridge, a Russell Group university, or a university in the top third by entry grades. Department for Education data for state-funded schools and colleges.
| Left sixth form | Students | Oxford or Cambridge | Russell Group | Top-third universities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 2018-2019 tables | 31 | 0% England 1% | 10% England 14% | 10% England 19% |
- The DfE stopped publishing Oxbridge and Russell Group shares for individual schools after the 2022-23 performance tables (students who left in 2019/20). Top-third figures continue.
- Figures are percentages of all students who finished 16 to 18 study at the school, counting those who sustained a university place in the two years after leaving.
- Rankings use the average across years weighted by the number of students; a school needs at least 2 years and 50 students to be ranked. The top-third ranking uses the latest 3 years. Ranks are among state-funded schools and colleges.
- '<0.5%' means above zero but under half a percent. 'Suppressed' means 5 or fewer students.
- Source: Department for Education, 16 to 18 progression to higher education or training (Compare school and college performance, Explore education statistics).
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 80 | 35.8 | — | 18.8% | 2.5% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 77 | 34.8 | — | 18.2% | — | 13.0% | 2.9 |
| 2023/2024 | 73 | 40.4 | -0.18 | 24.7% | — | 23.3% | 3.5 |
| 2022/2023 | 66 | 34.1 | -0.29 | 13.6% | — | 13.6% | 2.8 |
| 2021/2022 | 69 | 43.1 | -0.08 | — | — | 16.0% | 3.6 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Wiltshire for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 143005 |
| Local authority | Wiltshire |
| Region | South West |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy converter |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-16 |
| Headteacher | Principal Shelley Tuke |
| Trust | ACORN EDUCATION TRUST |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | SP4 8HH |
| Pupils | 517 |
| FSM eligible | 24.5% |
Contact and identifiers
Recreation Road, Durrington, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 8HH
https://www.avonvalleyacademy.co.uk/1980652467| DfE number | 4071 |
| UKPRN | 10057185 |
| Opened | 1 Jul 2016 |
| GIAS updated | 11 Feb 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 11 Feb 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 11 Sept 2025 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 1 Jul 2025 |
| Publication date | 11 Sept 2025 |