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Sheldon School

Secondary Academy school in Chippenham SN14 6HJ

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  • School Reference Number: 136632
  • Address: Hardenhuish Lane, Chippenham SN14 6HJ
  • Headteacher: Mr Peter Lynch
  • Telephone: 01249 766020
  • Website: sheldonschool.co.uk
  • Managing Organisation: SHELDON SCHOOL
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 1,800
  • Local Education Authority: Wiltshire
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 18
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: April 2011* (Academy Converter)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 12/03/2024

Rating published on 13/05/2024

Overall effectiveness: Good

Quality of education: Good

Behaviour and attitudes: Good

Personal development: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Sixth form provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
12 March 2024 14 May 2024 School inspection Good
13 December 2022 9 February 2023 School inspection
6 June 2017 27 June 2017 Short inspection
10 October 2012 9 November 2012 Full inspection Good
14 February 2012 18 February 2012 Academy conversion letter

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number136632
Local Authority Code865
Local Authority NameWiltshire
Establishment Number5404
School / College NameSheldon School
Establishment Type Code34
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code10
Reason establishment openedAcademy Converter
Open date01-04-2011
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High18
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNot applicable
Official Sixth Form Code1
Official sixth formHas a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code06
Religious characterNone
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity1,800
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils1,626
Number of Boys807
Number of Girls819
Percentage Free School Meals17.10
Trust School Flag Code5
Trust School Flag Supported by a single-academy trust
Trusts Code4501
Academy trust or TrustSHELDON SCHOOL
School Sponsor Flag-
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10033350
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date07-01-2025
StreetHardenhuish Lane
Locality
Address3
TownChippenham
County (name)Wiltshire
PostcodeSN14 6HJ
Websitehttp://www.sheldonschool.co.uk
Telephone01249766020
Headteacher/Principal titleMr
Headteacher/Principal first namePeter
Headteacher/Principal last nameLynch
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provisionResourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeK
Government Office RegionSouth West
District CodeE06000054
DistrictWiltshire
Ward CodeE05013418
WardChippenham Hardenhuish
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001168
Parliamentary ConstituencyChippenham
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE06000054
Easting390788
Northing174252
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Wiltshire 009
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Wiltshire 009E
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code939
Previous local authorityPre LGR (1997) Wiltshire
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN100121386360
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02006652
LSOA CodeE01031919
Free School Meals229
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN136632
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/136632
LAESTAB8655404
School nameSheldon School
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/04/2011
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formHas a sixth form
Designated religious characterNone
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionSouth West
RegionSouth West
Local authorityWiltshire
Parliamentary constituencyChippenham
Multi-academy trust UIDN/A
Multi-academy trust nameN/A
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeSN14 6HJ
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile1
Total number of pupils1,626
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age18
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10297982
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date12/03/2024
Publication date13/05/2024
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection136632
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8655404
School name at time of latest graded inspectionSheldon School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Current school type used for chart C6Academy converter
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionGood
Previous inspection numberITS395524
Previous inspection start date10/10/2012
Previous publication date09/11/2012
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection136632
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8655404
School name at time of previous graded inspectionSheldon School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness2
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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