Sheldon School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Hardenhuish Lane
 Chippenham
 Wiltshire SN14 6HJ
Telephone: 01249 766020

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-18)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2011
History: This school arose from Sheldon School
Trust: Sheldon School

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr Peter Lynch (since September 2023)
Previous Headteacher: Neil Spurdell
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 88.42 / 18.39
Non-teaching Staff*: 54.72
Number of pupils: 1558
Pupils Per Teacher: 17.6
Sex: Mixed (50% boys / 50% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 18.80% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 19.5%
Local child deprivation rate: 14.2% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 21.5%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 14.5%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 17.7km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: South West
Authority: Wiltshire
Constituency: Chippenham
Electoral Ward: Chippenham Hardenhuish
School Number: 8655404

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 12th March 2024 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Hardenhuish School (0.4km) show on map
  2. Redland Primary School (0.6km) show on map
  3. St Peter's CofE Academy (0.9km) show on map
  4. Frogwell Primary School (1.0km) show on map
  5. St Paul's Primary School (1.0km) show on map
  6. The Young People's Support Centre (1.2km) show on map
  7. Ivy Lane Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  8. Queen's Crescent School (1.5km) show on map
  9. St Mary's Catholic Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  10. Wiltshire College and University Centre (1.7km) show on map
  11. Monkton Park Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  12. Charter Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  13. Langley Fitzurse Church of England Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  14. Kings Lodge Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  15. Abbeyfield School (3.3km) show on map
  16. Kington St Michael Church of England Primary ... (3.4km) show on map
  17. By Brook Valley CofE Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  18. Notton House Academy (4.6km) show on map
  19. Heywood Prep (5.1km) show on map
  20. The Corsham Regis Primary Academy (5.2km) show on map
  21. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corsham (5.3km) show on map
  22. Corsham Primary School (5.5km) show on map
  23. Stanton St Quintin Primary and Nursery School (5.7km) show on map
  24. Sutton Benger Church of England Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  25. The Corsham School (5.8km) show on map
  26. Lacock Church of England Primary School (5.9km) show on map
  27. Derry Hill Church of England Voluntary Aided ... (6.4km) show on map
  28. Christian Malford CofE Primary School (6.9km) show on map
  29. Seagry Church of England Primary School (7.4km) show on map
  30. Neston Primary School (7.6km) show on map
  31. Hullavington CofE Primary and Nursery School (8.0km) show on map
  32. Shaw CE Primary School (8.5km) show on map
  33. Fynamore Primary School (8.6km) show on map
  34. The Springfields Academy (8.8km) show on map
  35. St Marys Calne and St Margarets Prep (9.2km) show on map
  36. Colerne CofE Primary School (9.3km) show on map
  37. Saint Edmund's Roman Catholic Primary School (9.5km) show on map
  38. Marden Vale CofE Academy (9.5km) show on map
  39. Churchfields, the Village School (9.6km) show on map
  40. Box Church of England Primary School (10.0km) show on map
  41. Kingsbury Green Academy (10.0km) show on map
  42. River Mead School (10.1km) show on map
  43. Priestley Primary School (10.2km) show on map
  44. Somerfords' Walter Powell CofE Academy (10.3km) show on map
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  46. Holy Trinity Church of England Academy (10.5km) show on map
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  55. Melksham Oak Community School (11.9km) show on map
  56. Heddington Church of England Primary School (12.0km) show on map
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  73. Batheaston Church School (14.4km) show on map
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  75. Bathampton Primary School (14.8km) show on map
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  90. Southbroom Infants' School (16.5km) show on map
  91. Devizes School (16.5km) show on map
  92. St Saviours Junior Church School (16.6km) show on map
  93. Paxcroft Primary School (16.6km) show on map
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  95. St Saviours Infant Church School (16.7km) show on map
  96. Old Sodbury Church of England Primary School (16.8km) show on map
  97. Castle Mead School (16.8km) show on map
  98. St Mark's CofE School (16.9km) show on map
  99. Southbroom St James Academy (17.0km) show on map
  100. Bathwick St Mary Church School (17.1km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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