Abbeyfield School
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St Laurence School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,378of 1,380 places
- Free school meals
- 14.3%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 219
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 7 December 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: St Laurence School (URN 126472, until 1 August 2011).
What the data says
Of the 228 pupils who finished Year 11 at St Laurence School in 2023, 61% stayed on in St Laurence School’s own sixth form (Wiltshire average 43%), 32% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 122 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 52% went to university (Wiltshire 31%, England 37%), and 32% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 54.5 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%).
Religious Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 84% of the year group took it, against 31% of pupils across England.
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 | St Laurence School | Wiltshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 228 | 5,123 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 97% | 94% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 94% | 88% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 61% | 43% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 6% | 13% |
| — further education college | 32% | 38% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 2% | 4% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | — | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | St Laurence School | Wiltshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 122 | 3,827 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 89% | 82% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 52% | 31% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 32% | 23% | 19% |
| Further education | 7% | 5% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 7% | 7% |
| Employment | 27% | 38% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 13% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | St Laurence School | Wiltshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 54.5 | 46.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 58% | 45% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 83% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 14% | 31% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.65 | 4.05 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 13% | 19% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 37.7 | 32.2 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 57.1 | 49.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 4% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 217 | 99% | 88% | 23% | 22% | 87% |
| English Language | 217 | 99% | 89% | 27% | 20% | 83% |
| English Literature | 214 | 98% | 86% | 30% | 21% | 85% |
| Religious Studies | 184 | 84% | 31% | 36% | 32% | 83% |
| Combined Science | 169 | 77% | 65% | 19% | 9% | 72% |
| Geography | 107 | 49% | 41% | 36% | 25% | 82% |
| History | 90 | 41% | 41% | 49% | 26% | 87% |
| Business Studies | 71 | 32% | 18% | 23% | 20% | 80% |
| Graphic Communication | 50 | 23% | 1% | 28% | 23% | 96% |
| Biology | 47 | 21% | 23% | 57% | 45% | 98% |
| Physics | 47 | 21% | 23% | 47% | 46% | 94% |
| Chemistry | 47 | 21% | 23% | 53% | 47% | 96% |
| Physical Education | 45 | 21% | 11% | 18% | 24% | 71% |
| Sociology | 35 | 16% | 4% | 17% | 21% | 83% |
| French | 34 | 16% | 18% | 59% | 29% | 85% |
| Fine Art | 31 | 14% | 9% | 19% | 28% | 94% |
| German | 23 | 11% | 5% | 30% | 33% | 91% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 20 | 9% | 8% | 15% | 21% | 70% |
| Photography | 17 | 8% | 6% | 41% | 19% | 94% |
| Computer Science | 17 | 8% | 13% | 29% | 30% | 71% |
| Dance | 13 | 6% | 1% | 54% | 27% | 92% |
| Drama | 13 | 6% | 7% | 23% | 27% | 92% |
| Music | 11 | 5% | 5% | 45% | 33% | 91% |
| Design and Technology | 9 | 4% | 11% | 44% | 23% | 67% |
| Japanese | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 6 | 5% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | St Laurence School | Wiltshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 271 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 132 | 2,026 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 38.41 | 35.35 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 40 | 30% | 31% |
| Business Studies | 37 | 28% | 13% |
| Biology | 35 | 27% | 20% |
| History | 29 | 22% | 13% |
| Psychology | 26 | 20% | 23% |
| Physics | 24 | 18% | 12% |
| Law | 20 | 15% | 4% |
| Graphic Communication | 17 | 13% | 2% |
| Geography | 16 | 12% | 10% |
| Chemistry | 16 | 12% | 17% |
| English Literature | 16 | 12% | 11% |
| English Language and Literature | 15 | 11% | 2% |
| Photography | 14 | 11% | 3% |
| Sociology | 14 | 11% | 13% |
| Fine Art | 11 | 8% | 3% |
| Philosophy | 10 | 8% | 1% |
| Further Mathematics | 9 | 7% | 5% |
| Film Studies | — | — | 2% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
| Music | — | — | 0% |
| Physical Education | — | — | 3% |
| Drama | — | — | 2% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Science | VRQ Level 3 | 20 | 15% | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Psychology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Psychology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
Where St Laurence School is
Other secondary schools in Wiltshire are shown for comparison; darker blue means more Year 11 leavers stayed in education. The last distance at which this school offered places is not yet on file — it comes from Wiltshire’s allocation statistics.
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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.