Avon Valley Academy

Academy converter · Secondary school · Salisbury, Wiltshire
SP4 8HH
Composite score
43.5

School overview

Avon Valley Academy is a secondary school serving Salisbury, Wiltshire, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. It has 517 pupils aged 11 to 16 on roll. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 34.8 — well below the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has fallen by 5.6 points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

18% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 46% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Avon Valley Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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 further down the page.

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#3,003
National rank
#296
In South West
#26
In Wiltshire
Top 94%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
34.8
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
18%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
46%
% EBacc grade 5+
4%
EBacc average points score
2.92

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Pupils on roll 517 % FSM ever-6 28.1% % EAL 15.1% Age range 11–16 Gender Mixed

Location

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