Devizes School, Devizes

On phones, the school says: "Mobile Phones Mobile phones are an unnecessary distraction in school and should be switched off at all times whilst at school and kept in the student's school bag."

Coming up: an open evening on Wednesday 11 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Devizes School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 44.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.9 in Wiltshire and 47 across England.

40% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Wiltshire and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 45.3.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.27: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 31.9, against 49.3 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 17.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 20 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and French.

For September 2026 entry, 104 families put Devizes School as their first choice and 146 named it as one of their preferences, for 136 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Devizes School is one of 30 schools run by The White Horse Federation, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.1 in 2024/25.

155 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Devizes School (as of September 2025): 55% would recommend the school, 61% say their child is happy there and 37% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (76%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (37%).

Of the 188 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 92% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 56% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 115 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 41% went on to university or other higher education, 6% to apprenticeships and 35% into work. 18% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

6.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 211 pupils (22.3%) received SEN support and 26 (2.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Devizes School.

15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Secondary School Bus Pk (se-bound), 110 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Devizes School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 145 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Wiltshire (34), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Devizes School issued 318 suspensions, 32.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Devizes School are Southbroom Infants' School (0.1 miles), Southbroom St James Academy (0.3 miles), The Trinity Church of England Primary Academy (0.6 miles) and Wansdyke School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.