Abbeyfield School is a secondary school located in Chippenham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 16/03/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.4%, which is 2.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Stanley Lane, Chippenham, SN15 3XB
Website: http://www.abbeyfield.wilts.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01249464500
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Wiltshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Nicholas Norgrove
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 131969

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 16/03/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1069
Number of Pupils: 937
Number of Boys: 480
Number of Girls: 457

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 15% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.22 Confidence interval -0.43 to -0.01
Of the 148 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 138 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:37%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:31%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:43.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.79
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kings Lodge Primary School
Kings Lodge Primary School , SN15 3SY
3out of 4 829 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Charter Primary School
Wood Lane , SN15 3EA
3out of 4 1,245 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Monkton Park Primary School
Sadlers Mead , SN15 3PN
3out of 4 1,436 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Ivy Lane Primary School
Ivy Lane , SN15 1HE
3out of 4 2,346 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Rowden Hill , SN15 2AH
1out of 4 2,556 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Abbeyfield School
Stanley Lane , SN15 3XB
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wiltshire College
Cocklebury Road , SN15 3QD
- not rated 1,937 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Young People's Support Centre
The Bridge Centre , Bath Road SN15 1AA
- not rated 2,508 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.