Secondary
Sheldon School
Hardenhuish Lane, Chippenham, SN14 6HJ
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1467 of 1800 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.0
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Trust
- SHELDON SCHOOL
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 95.7
- All staff (FTE)
- 131.5
- Pupils per adult
- 12.4
- Pupils
- 1,626
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected March 2024
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
December 2022
Ungraded inspection
Good
Read the report (opens in a new tab)
GCSE results
42%
45.2
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 45.2 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.89 |
| Entered the EBacc | 25% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 65% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 42% |
| A level average points per entry | 32.51 |
| A level students | 142 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 51% |
| 22/23 | 42% |
| 23/24 | 47% |
| 24/25 | 42% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 37.8 |
| 22/23 | 31.9 |
| 23/24 | 32.6 |
| 24/25 | 32.5 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.18 |
| 22/23 | -0.26 |
| 23/24 | -0.10 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 50.3 |
| 22/23 | 44.8 |
| 23/24 | 45.7 |
| 24/25 | 45.2 |
Hardenhuish Lane, Chippenham, SN14 6HJ
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Wiltshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Peter Lynch
- Address
- Hardenhuish Lane, Chippenham, SN14 6HJ
- Telephone
- 01249766020