Downland School

State-Funded School

downland-school-wiltshire-south-west

South WestRegion

WiltshireLocal Authority

Melksham and DevizesConstituency

SN10 5EFPostcode

0.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Downland School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 10–16, located in Wiltshire, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 102 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 6.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.33

Ethnicity

White

96%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

102

Total Pupils

77%Boys

23%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

58%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 10 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 102
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 16 October 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
21 Nov 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.