Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B83
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Salisbury, SP1 2ED
- Distance
- 1.6km away
South Wilts Grammar School
Stratford Road, Salisbury, SP1 3JJ
Local ranking2nd of 27 secondary schools in Wiltshire
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1022
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Girls
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 22 October 2019. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 76.5 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 100.0% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 100.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 159
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 96.0%
- Continued in education
- 94.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 2.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 91.0%
- Higher education
- 54.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 34.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B
Avg A-Level Grade
39.5
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
38.6
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
161
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 23.3% nat17.5%
- 16-18 Cohort
- 388
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1185
- Boys
- 108 (9%)
- Girls
- 1092 (91%)
- Capacity
- 1022 (117% full)
- SEND
- 5.6%
- FSM Eligible
- 2.4%
- EAL
- 9.2%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 0.8%
- SEN Support
- 4.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 67.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,932/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
- 4.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 6.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 72.1%
- Asian Indian: 6.3%
- White Other: 4.2%
- Asian Other: 3.8%
- Mixed White & Asian: 3.0%
- Black African: 2.1%
- Asian Chinese: 1.8%
- Other: 1.4%
72.1%
White British
6.3%
Asian Indian
4.2%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Stratford Road
Salisbury, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 136391
- UKPRN
- 10032361
- Establishment No.
- 5412
- Trust
- SOUTH WILTS GRAMMAR SCHOOL
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