St Augustine's Catholic College

Academy converter·Secondary school Trowbridge, Wiltshire·BA14 9EN
Composite score
64.2
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National rank
#58
In South West
#4
In Wiltshire
Top 24%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
51.4
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
52%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
77%
% EBacc grade 5+
9%
EBacc average points score
4.46

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
94%
178 first choices, 170 places
First choices per place
1.05
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
278
any preference, for 170 places
Applications from another council area
8%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.08
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9820220.9820230.9920240.9720251.052026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Wiltshire does not publish how far from the school the last child offered a Year 7 place lived, so there is no cut-off distance to show for St Augustine's Catholic College. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
11–18
Pupils on roll
950
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
15.4%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
24.0%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
11.9%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
5.0%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
7.9%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
22.5%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
17.1
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£7,439
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
97%
155 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
93%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
1%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

Nearby secondary schools

Location

About St Augustine's Catholic College

St Augustine's Catholic College is a secondary school in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 950 pupils aged 11 to 18 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 51.4 — above the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has risen by 0.8 points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 24% of secondary schools nationally.

52% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, above the national average of about 45%. 77% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. St Augustine's Catholic College is oversubscribed: about 9 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026, with 178 first choices for 170 places. After Year 11, 97% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 7.9%. There are about 17.1 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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