Melksham Oak Community School
Melksham, SN12 6QZ
1,058 pupils · 74% of 1,427 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE WHITE HORSE FEDERATION
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 23.5%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 4 October 2022, published 27 November 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 41.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 31.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 64.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 55.9% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.93 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 168 | 157 | 177 | 162 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 171 | 156 | 187 | 159 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 181 | 177 | 206 | 177 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 203 | 200 | 223 | 200 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 213 | 209 | 240 | 213 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 235 | 235 | 367 | 235 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 210 | 205 | 238 | 207 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 210 | 198 | 244 | 209 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Augustine's Catholic College 8.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- The John of Gaunt School 8.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- The Clarendon Academy 8.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- The Corsham School 9.2 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Devizes School 9.2 km · No overall grade (2024)
- St Laurence School 9.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.