The Stonehenge School

About The Stonehenge School

The Stonehenge School is a mixed state secondary in Wiltshire that currently teaches 1,079 pupils, well above its official capacity of 940. This oversubscription is reflected in its admissions data for 2025/26, where the school received 319 applications for 213 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.5. Of those, 210 were first-preference applications, and 206 first-preference offers were made, indicating strong local demand. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals stands at 16 per cent, which is above the national average for secondary schools and suggests the school serves a relatively diverse socioeconomic intake. The school does not have a sixth form, so pupils leave at 16, and it has no religious character. Headteacher Carole Dean leads a school that has held a Good rating from Ofsted since at least 2011, with its most recent ungraded inspection in 2022 confirming it remains Good.

Academically, the school’s Progress 8 score for 2023/24 is -0.42, which is below the Wiltshire local authority average of -0.01 and places it 23rd out of 26 schools in the county. This score is classified as ‘Below average’ nationally, ranking in the bottom 50 per cent of all schools. The Attainment 8 score is 40.3, and 57 per cent of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in English and maths, though only 27.5 per cent achieved a grade 5 or above. The EBacc entry rate is low at 10 per cent, with just 5 per cent of pupils achieving the EBacc at grade 4 or above. Progress in English is notably weaker than in maths, with a Progress 8 score of -0.74 for English compared to -0.32 for maths. The school’s EBacc average point score is 3.14. These results suggest that while the school is popular locally, its academic outcomes are below the typical Wiltshire secondary.

The school offers a broad range of facilities including a theatre, sports hall, gymnasium, playing fields, art studios, music rooms, and a library. Sports provision includes netball, tennis, athletics, swimming, basketball, badminton, dance, and cross country, and there are clubs such as Art Club, Young Enterprise, Coding, the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, and Debate. The school has extensive SEND provisions, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, autistic spectrum disorder, and other difficulties. This makes it a potentially strong fit for families whose children require additional support. Given its oversubscription and below-average Progress 8, it is a school that local parents clearly want, but one where academic outcomes are not the primary draw — it may suit families prioritising a supportive environment and broad extracurricular offer over top-tier exam results.

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