Sarum Academy
About the school
Sarum Academy is an open secondary school in Wiltshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 22 February 2023
- Published
- 26 April 2023
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 33.7
- Wiltshire
- 46.2
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Wiltshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 23.90%
- Wiltshire
- 44.60%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 43.10%
- Wiltshire
- 65.40%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 3.70%
- Wiltshire
- 30.80%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 2.75
- Wiltshire
- 4.05
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 31.11
AAB or better
- School
- Suppressed
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
781
Girls
47.25%
Boys
52.75%
SEN support
21.77%
Education, health and care plan
8.45%
English as an additional language
6.80%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
40.09%
Overall absence
14.02
Persistent absence
33.96
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
84
Sustained education or employment
75%
Education
69%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
5%
Not sustained
13%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
42
Sustained education or employment
71%
Higher education
14%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
12%
Employment
43%