Abbeyfield School

Wiltshire · SN15 3XB

General information Secondary School · 11-19 years Who goes here 902 pupils, 28% FSM

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Abbeyfield School

General Information

Address: Stanley Lane, Chippenham, SN15 3XB – View on map
Phone: 01249464500
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Nicholas Norgrove
Age range: 11-19 years
Demand for places (Year 7, September 2026): 131 families put it first for 135 places – 10 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area.
Sixth form: Yes
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

902 pupils out of 1069 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 207
% eligible for free school meals: 28.0%
Pupil mix: 2 in 10 (less mixed than the Wiltshire average)
English as an additional language: 5% (England 22%)

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Wiltshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 33 (1.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 1
Suspensions for bullying: 59 (1.9 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 21 (0.7 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.8)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state secondary schools in Wiltshire, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 9.9%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 6.9%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 20 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 18 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 16 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 15 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 12 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 25 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 11 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 10 pupils
Physical disability: 7 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 5 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2022 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

An Attainment 8 score for this school hasn't been added yet.

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3rd of 23 secondary schools in Wiltshire for Ofsted rating

#1Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar SchoolOutstanding
#2Malmesbury SchoolOutstanding
#3Abbeyfield SchoolGood
#4Bradon Forest SchoolGood
#5Hardenhuish SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar SchoolOutstanding
#2Malmesbury SchoolOutstanding
#3Abbeyfield SchoolGood
#4Bradon Forest SchoolGood
#5Hardenhuish SchoolGood
#6Kingdown SchoolGood
#7Lavington SchoolGood
#8Matravers SchoolGood
#9Melksham Oak Community SchoolGood
#10Sarum AcademyGood
#11Sheldon SchoolGood
#12South Wilts Grammar SchoolGood
#13St Augustine's Catholic CollegeGood
#14St Laurence SchoolGood
#15The Clarendon AcademyGood
#16The Corsham SchoolGood
#17The John of Gaunt SchoolGood
#18The Stonehenge SchoolGood
#19The Trafalgar School at DowntonGood
#20The Wellington AcademyGood
#21Wyvern St Edmund's AcademyGood
#22Pewsey Vale SchoolRequires improvement
#23St Joseph's Catholic SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil, and how this school compares to others nearby, will appear here once we've linked in official DfE spending data.

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