Kingdown School

State-Funded School

kingdown-school-wiltshire-south-west

South WestRegion

WiltshireLocal Authority

South West WiltshireConstituency

BA12 9DRPostcode

2.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Kingdown School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Wiltshire, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,347 pupils. Kingdown School is part of Acorn Education Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 42.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 29.9%
EBacc average point score: 3.67

Ethnicity

White

87%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,347

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

20%

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: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,347
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Acorn Education Trust

Inspection history

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

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 2 November 2022. 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
10 Sept 2013	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.