Sheldon School

State-Funded School

sheldon-school-wiltshire-south-west

South WestRegion

WiltshireLocal Authority

ChippenhamConstituency

SN14 6HJPostcode

5.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Sheldon 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 1,467 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 45.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 42.2%
EBacc average point score: 3.89

Ethnicity

White

85%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,467

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

18%

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: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,467
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
13 May 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
9 Nov 2012	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.