St Augustine's Catholic College, Trowbridge

In 2026, pupils at St Augustine's Catholic College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.9 in Wiltshire and 47 across England.

51% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Wiltshire and 47% in England.

That is down from 51.4 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.33: 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 41.5, against 50.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 9.3 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 178 families put St Augustine's Catholic College as their first choice and 278 named it as one of their preferences, for 170 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 11 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to St Augustine's Catholic College are The John of Gaunt School (under 0.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.9); The Clarendon Academy (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39); St Laurence School (2.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.4); and Matravers School (4.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.1).

St Augustine's Catholic College's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

St Augustine's Catholic College is run by its own single-school academy trust.

Of the 154 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 94% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 42% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 80 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 61% went on to university or other higher education, 1% to apprenticeships and 23% into work. 30% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

14.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 90 pupils (9.9%) received SEN support and 46 (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 autism.

The nearest railway station is Trowbridge Rail Station, about 470 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Augustines School (e-bound), 80 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 259 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Wiltshire (34), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, St Augustine's Catholic College issued 135 suspensions, 14.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to St Augustine's Catholic College are St John's Catholic Primary School, Trowbridge (0.2 miles); Walwayne Court School (0.2 miles); Newtown Community Primary School (0.3 miles); and Studley Green Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.