Sheldon School is a secondary school located in Chippenham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 11/10/2012. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.1%, which is 2.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Hardenhuish Lane, Chippenham

School Information

Address: Hardenhuish Lane, Chippenham, SN14 6HJ
Website: http://www.sheldonschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01249766020
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Wiltshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Neil Spurdell
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136632

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/10/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1800
Number of Pupils: 1662
Number of Boys: 849
Number of Girls: 813

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.07 Confidence interval -0.22 to 0.08
Of the 279 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 275 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:53%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:46%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:49.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.39
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Redland Primary School
Brook Street , SN14 0JE 		3out of 4 627 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Peter's CofE Academy
Lord's Mead , SN14 0LL 		3out of 4 984 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Frogwell Primary School
Derriads Lane , SN14 0DG 		3out of 4 1,055 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
St Paul's Primary School
The Oaks , SN15 1DU 		3out of 4 1,190 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Ivy Lane Primary School
Ivy Lane , SN15 1HE 		3out of 4 1,325 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sheldon School
Hardenhuish Lane , SN14 6HJ 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hardenhuish School
Hardenhuish Lane , SN14 6RJ 		3out of 4 474 yd Academy converter Not Applicable 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 1,757 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 1,253 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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