Matravers School, Westbury

In 2026, pupils at Matravers School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 47.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.9 in Wiltshire and 47 across England.

41% 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 47.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.16: 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 42, against 48.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 6.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Art and Design.

For September 2026 entry, 164 families put Matravers School as their first choice and 185 named it as one of their preferences, for 167 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Matravers School are Kingdown School (3.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.8); The Clarendon Academy (4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39); The John of Gaunt School (4.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.9); and St Augustine's Catholic College (4.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.4).

Matravers School's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Of the 137 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 85% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 49% to a further education college, 6% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

Of the 53 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 34% went on to university or other higher education, 13% to apprenticeships and 40% into work. 12% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

3.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (83%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 87 pupils (9.1%) received SEN support and 34 (3.5%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Westbury (Wilts) Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Matravers School (outside), 50 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 81 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Wiltshire (34), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Matravers School issued 73 suspensions, 7.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Matravers School are Westbury Infant School (0.3 miles), Westbury Church of England Junior School (0.4 miles), Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School (0.7 miles) and Bitham Brook Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.