Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Salisbury, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
20.38 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School is a secondary school in Salisbury, Wiltshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 15 November 2022. Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 20.38 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 2026, there were 213 first-choice applications for 157 offers; 157 offers went to first-choice families, and 56 first-choice families (26%) were not offered a place.
- 108 of the 249 applications (43%) for Year 7 2026 came from families living outside Wiltshire; 65 offers went to them.
- The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 lived 20.38 miles away, the 5th longest of 28 Wiltshire secondary schools with a published last distance.
- In 2024/25, 97% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and A level average grade was B+ (England B-).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Wiltshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Exeter Street, Salisbury, SP1 2ED
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,193 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 3.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 15 November 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to attend Bishop Wordsworth’s.”
- “They feel safe and happy at school.”
- “Pupils say that the school has developed their confidence and interests beyond their academic studies.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 January 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 97% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 73.1 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 213 first-preference applications, 157 offers in total, 157 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Wiltshire.
- South Wilts Grammar School 1.0 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Wyvern St Edmund's Academy 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic School 1.5 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Sarum Academy 2.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Trafalgar School at Downton 5.5 mi Good Last distance published
- The Stonehenge School 7.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Avon Valley Academy 9.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Wellington Academy 14.4 mi Good Last distance published