Wiltshire
Pewsey Vale School
GCSE results 2026: every Wiltshire school ranked · how England did
Close to home and non-selective, but attainment sits below the national average and the last inspection asked for improvement.
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 34.4 is significantly below the national average. Progress 8 and pupil context may still indicate positive value-added.
- 34.4
- Attainment 8
- 28%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
No Progress 8 data is available for this school in the years we hold.
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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 | 56 | 39 | 39 (100%) | 98 |
| September 2025 | 48 | 44 | 44 (100%) | 93 |
| September 2024 | 71 | 51 | 51 (100%) | 109 |
| September 2023 | 58 | 49 | 49 (100%) | 109 |
| September 2022 | 98 | 83 | 83 (100%) | 141 |
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
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 57 | 34.4 | — | 28.1% | 3.5% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Wiltshire for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 151533 |
| Local authority | Wiltshire |
| Region | South West |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy converter |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-16 |
| Headteacher | Neil Pritchard |
| Trust | ACORN EDUCATION TRUST |
| Admissions | — |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | SN9 5EW |
| Pupils | 338 |
| FSM eligible | 30.7% |
Contact and identifiers
Wilcot Road, Wiltshire, Pewsey, SN9 5EW
https://www.pewseyvale.org/1672565000| DfE number | 4009 |
| UKPRN | 10097165 |
| Opened | 1 Dec 2024 |
| GIAS updated | 19 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 19 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 23 Mar 2023 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 7 Feb 2023 |
| Publication date | 23 Mar 2023 |