Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar SchoolThe Trafalgar School at Downton
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Salisbury.
Summary of the comparison
Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School and The Trafalgar School at Downton are secondary schools in Salisbury.
Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School scores 83 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and The Trafalgar School at Downton scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average). Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School is ahead on our composite score.
Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School was judged Outstanding and The Trafalgar School at Downton was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 73.1 for Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School and 44.3 for The Trafalgar School at Downton.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School (76.0 in 2021-22, 73.1 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at The Trafalgar School at Downton (46.2 in 2021-22, 44.3 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SalisburyBishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School | SalisburyThe Trafalgar School at Downton | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B83/100Stronger figure | C59/100 | |
| Local ranking | 1st of 27 in Wiltshire Stronger figure | 13th of 27 in Wiltshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Boys | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,188 | 794 | |
| Capacity | 1,200 | 630 | |
| Location | Salisbury, SP1 2ED | Salisbury, SP5 3HN | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 73.1 Stronger figure | 44.3 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 96.8% Stronger figure | 45.6% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 98.7% Stronger figure | 65.1% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 57.3% Stronger figure | 23.5% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.85 Stronger figure | 3.81 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 157 | 149 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 196 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 43.6 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B+ | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 43.5 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 32.8% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,188 | 794 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 5.2% | 15.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 8.7% | 3.1% | |
| SEN support | 0.9% | 12.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.3% | 6.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.7% Stronger figure | 8.6% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 13.9% Stronger figure | 22.5% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School
The Trafalgar School at Downton
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