Pewsey Vale School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Wiltshire
Wilcot Road, Pewsey, SN9 5EW
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 07/02/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
87.0%
37.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
330
Capacity used
Has space62%
535 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
44 of 44 families who put it first got an offer
48
Places offered
93
Total applications
1.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 44 | 44 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 29 | 3 | ● 10% |
| 3rd preference | 20 | 1 | ● 5% |
| Total | 93 | 48 | 52% |
Wiltshire lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Neil Pritchard
- Address
- Wilcot Road, Wiltshire, Pewsey, SN9 5EW
- Phone
- 01672565000
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Ward / constituency
- Pewsey · East Wiltshire
- Area
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 151533
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 33% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ACORN EDUCATION TRUST
330 pupils · 535 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
07 February 2023
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 366 pupils
Attendance
87.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
13.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
37.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
7.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Wiltshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.