South Wilts Grammar School
Ofsted: Good
Score
B76
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Salisbury, SP1 3JJ
- Distance
- 2.6km away
Sarum Academy
Westwood Road, Salisbury, SP2 9HS
Local ranking26th of 27 secondary schools in Wiltshire
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1150
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 22 February 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 32.3 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 18.6% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 38.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 129
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 75.0%
- Continued in education
- 69.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 5.0%
- Not sustained
- 13.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 71.0%
- Higher education
- 14.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 12.0%
- Employment
- 43.0%
- Not sustained
- 17.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C
Avg A-Level Grade
31.1
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
12
A-Level Students
- Applied General Avg Points
- 26.9
- 16-18 Cohort
- 80
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 781
- Boys
- 404 (54%)
- Girls
- 343 (46%)
- Capacity
- 1150 (65% full)
- SEND
- 30.2%
- FSM Eligible
- 40.1%
- EAL
- 6.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 8.4%
- SEN Support
- 21.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 46.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,358/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 14.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 34.0% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 86.0%
- White Other: 3.1%
- Black African: 2.6%
- Other: 1.5%
- Black Other: 1.0%
- Asian Other: 0.9%
- Gypsy/Roma: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.8%
86.0%
White British
3.1%
White Other
2.6%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Westwood Road
Salisbury, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 136183
- UKPRN
- 10030993
- Establishment No.
- 6906
- Trust
- MAGNA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
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