Abbeyfield School
Academy converter · sixth form · 902 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.7
Academy converter
Lavington School
- Pupils on roll
- 910of 1,160 places
- Free school meals
- 14.4%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 172
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 7 June 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Lavington School (URN 126497, until 1 January 2011).
What the data says
Of the 155 pupils who finished Year 11 at Lavington School in 2023, 45% stayed on in Lavington School’s own sixth form (Wiltshire average 43%), 43% went to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.
Drama is unusually popular at GCSE: 22% of the year group took it, against 7% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 50.3 against 46.1 across England and 46.2 in Wiltshire, with 58% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Wiltshire and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Lavington School | Wiltshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 155 | 5,123 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 96% | 94% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 92% | 88% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 45% | 43% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 1% | 6% | 13% |
| — further education college | 43% | 38% | 37% |
| — other education | 3% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 4% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 0% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Lavington School | Wiltshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 50.3 | 46.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 58% | 45% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 78% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 42% | 31% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.40 | 4.05 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 17% | 19% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 32.5 | 32.2 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 54.1 | 49.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 0% | 8% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 168 | 98% | 89% | 23% | 20% | 81% |
| Mathematics | 168 | 98% | 88% | 24% | 22% | 85% |
| English Literature | 163 | 95% | 86% | 23% | 21% | 80% |
| History | 101 | 59% | 41% | 30% | 26% | 77% |
| Combined Science | 101 | 59% | 65% | 1% | 9% | 72% |
| Geography | 71 | 41% | 41% | 32% | 25% | 82% |
| French | 65 | 38% | 18% | 14% | 29% | 80% |
| Biology | 63 | 37% | 23% | 46% | 45% | 97% |
| Chemistry | 62 | 36% | 23% | 39% | 47% | 98% |
| Physics | 61 | 35% | 23% | 31% | 46% | 95% |
| Business Studies | 54 | 31% | 18% | 15% | 20% | 72% |
| Graphic Communication | 44 | 26% | 1% | 20% | 23% | 73% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 37 | 22% | 8% | 14% | 21% | 89% |
| Drama | 37 | 22% | 7% | 43% | 27% | 100% |
| Physical Education | 31 | 18% | 11% | 19% | 24% | 90% |
| Religious Studies | 28 | 16% | 31% | 50% | 32% | 93% |
| Computer Science | 22 | 13% | 13% | 23% | 30% | 73% |
| Photography | 21 | 12% | 6% | 19% | 19% | 76% |
| Spanish | 21 | 12% | 19% | 14% | 27% | 48% |
| Art and Design | 17 | 10% | 7% | 41% | 24% | 94% |
| Design and Technology | 16 | 9% | 11% | 13% | 23% | 63% |
| Music | 11 | 6% | 5% | 45% | 33% | 91% |
| Russian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| German | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports / Movement Science | 24 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 23 | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.