The John of Gaunt School is a secondary school located in Trowbridge. 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 05/03/2014. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.1%, which is 1.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Wingfield Road, Trowbridge, BA14 9EH
Website: http://johnofgauntschool.org
Telephone: 01225762637
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Wiltshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Paul Skipp
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 138020

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 05/03/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1618
Number of Pupils: 1136
Number of Boys: 598
Number of Girls: 538

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.5% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.04 Confidence interval -0.23 to 0.14
Of the 189 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 183 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:29%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:93%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:32%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:42.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.7
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St John's Catholic Primary School, Trowbridge
Wingfield Road , BA14 9EA 		3out of 4 363 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Walwayne Court School
Brook Road , BA14 9DU 		3out of 4 561 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Newtown Community Primary School
Newtown , BA14 0BB 		3out of 4 571 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Studley Green Primary School
Westfield Road , BA14 9JQ 		2out of 4 861 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
The Grove Primary School
Hazel Grove , BA14 0JG 		3out of 4 1,236 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The John of Gaunt School
Wingfield Road , BA14 9EH 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Augustine's Catholic College
Wingfield Road , BA14 9EN 		4out of 4 144 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Clarendon Academy
Frome Road , BA14 0DJ 		3out of 4 659 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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