Sarum Academy
| Type | Secondary |
| Age Range | 11-18 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Address | Westwood Road Salisbury Wiltshire SP2 9HS |
| Phone | 01722323431 |
| Reference Number | 136183 |
Description
betaSarum Academy, located at SP2 9HS, Salisbury, England, is a coeducational Church of England secondary school with academy status. Established in 2010 and previously known as Salisbury High School, the school's roots can be traced back to the early 1950s when it began as St Thomas’s Secondary Modern School and Westwood County Girls’ Secondary Modern School. Both merged in 1973 to form Westwood St Thomas’s School, which eventually became Salisbury High School in 1997. In 2010, the school converted to academy status and adopted the name Sarum Academy, becoming sponsored by Magna Learning Partnership beginning in November 2017.
Today, Sarum Academy caters to students aged 11 to 19, with an enrollment of 608 as of March 2023. The school pridefully offers a distinctive learning environment as part of Wiltshire’s local authority and is led by Headteacher Jonathan Curtis. Sarum Academy is situated on the west side of Salisbury, on Bemerton Heath, in close proximity to the historic city center.
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 693 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 51.66%
Girls: 48.34% |
Year Groups
| Year | Number of pupils |
|---|---|
| 7 | 158 |
| 8 | 139 |
| 9 | 112 |
| 10 | 116 |
| 11 | 83 |
| 12 | 55 |
| 13 | 30 |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Inspection Date | 2023-04-27 |
| Date | Description | Report |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-21 | School inspection | School inspection |
| 2017-10-12 | Full inspection: | Full inspection: |
| 2015-06-18 | Monitoring visit | Monitoring visit |
| 2015-01-29 | Full inspection: | Full inspection: |
| 2013-07-02 | Monitoring visit | Monitoring visit |
| 2013-02-27 | Full inspection: | Full inspection: |
| 2012-01-25 | Monitoring visit | Monitoring visit |
Attainment 8 Score
Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:
- English
- Maths
- 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
- 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education
| School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|
| 32.1 | Upgrade | Upgrade |
Progress 8 Score
A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.
| School Score | Percentile (loc) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|
| -0.69 | Upgrade | Upgrade |
Attainment 8 Score
Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:
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A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.