England · Grammar school
Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School
Salisbury · Boys only · ages 11 to 18
Official record: Get Information About Schools (URN 136500)
Overview
- Address
- Exeter Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2ED
- Status
- Open
- Admits
- Boys only
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Number of pupils
- 1,193
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Eligible for free school meals
- 3.6%
- Sixth form
- Yes
- School type
- Academy converter
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- Not yet available
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026 · Source: Desk research (cited public sources) (get-information-schools.service.gov.uk), last checked 31 October 2026
Admissions and the 11+
- Admissions policy
- Selective (grammar school)
- Selection in this area
- Partially selective area6% of Year 7 places offered in Wiltshire for September 2026 were at selective schools (DfE applications and offers). We class an area as fully selective at 25% or more. Confirm with the local authority's admissions guide.
- Entrance test
- Not yet available
- Qualifying score
- Not yet available
- Catchment area
- For September 2026 entry, after looked-after boys and Pupil Premium boys, priority goes to boys whose permanent home is in the school's designated area (map on the school's website). Within each group, places go to those living closest.
- Children from outside the catchment
- Yes: For September 2026 entry, boys outside the designated area are considered after it: brothers of current pupils, staff children, Service Premium boys, then all other qualifying boys by straight-line distance.
Applications and offers for Year 7
For September 2026 entry, 249 applicants named this school (213 as their first choice) for 157 places. 65 of 157 offers went to children living outside Wiltshire.
| Intake | Places offered | Applicants | First choice | First choices per place | Offers to children outside Wiltshire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 | 157 | 249 | 213 | 1.4 | 65 |
| Sept 2025 | 157 | 235 | 214 | 1.4 | 59 |
| Sept 2024 | 157 | 249 | 213 | 1.4 | 57 |
| Sept 2023 | 159 | 246 | 212 | 1.3 | 53 |
| Sept 2022 | 158 | 236 | 203 | 1.3 | 64 |
Show all 13 years
| Intake | Places offered | Applicants | First choice | First choices per place | Offers to children outside Wiltshire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2021 | 159 | 339 | 267 | 1.7 | 45 |
| Sept 2020 | 159 | 236 | 206 | 1.3 | 40 |
| Sept 2019 | 159 | 208 | 188 | 1.2 | 50 |
| Sept 2018 | 160 | 212 | 179 | 1.1 | 43 |
| Sept 2017 | 160 | 212 | 179 | 1.1 | 54 |
| Sept 2016 | 122 | 176 | 148 | 1.2 | 33 |
| Sept 2015 | 129 | 178 | 158 | 1.2 | 32 |
| Sept 2014 | 119 | 160 | 148 | 1.2 | 25 |
"Applicants" counts every family that listed the school as any preference, so it is higher than the number competing for each place. "Outside Wiltshire" means a home in another local authority; it is not the school's catchment area. For grammar schools, offers also depend on the entrance test result.
Source: Secondary and primary school applications and offers (Department for Education), last checked 31 October 2026
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026 · Source: Admissions research (cited public sources) (bishopwordsworths.org.uk), last checked 1 November 2026
Key dates
- Test registration
- Not yet available
- Test date
- Not yet available
- Results sent to families
- Not yet available
- Apply to your council (September 2027 entry)
- By 31 October 2026This date has passed: late applications go to your council and are usually considered after on-time ones.
- National offer day
- 1 March 2027Offers are sent on 1 March, or the next working day.
- Open days
- Not yet available
- School opened (current registration)
- 1 March 2011
Statutory dates: School Admissions Code (Department for Education).
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026
Ofsted inspection
Inspected on 15 November 2022: overall Outstanding. Read the report ↗
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form provision
- Outstanding
Inspection history (3)
Source: Ofsted inspection reports, last checked 31 October 2026
Exam results
GCSE results 2025/26 (provisional)
| Measure | This school | Selective schools in England | All state schools in England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8Average grade across 8 GCSE-level subjects, doubled for English and maths (maximum 90). | 73.5 | 72.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 98.1% | 93.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 7 or above in English and maths | 58.2% | 57.7% | 14.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 100% | 98.3% | 64.8% |
| Progress 8Not published for most schools in recent years, because primary school tests were cancelled in 2020 and 2021. | – | – | – |
Attainment 8 over time: 72.3 (2023/24) → 73.1 (2024/25) → 73.5 (2025/26).
158 pupils took GCSEs. Results reflect a selective intake: compare grammar schools with each other rather than with all schools.
Source: Key stage 4 performance (GCSE results) (Department for Education), last checked 31 October 2026
How to get there
- Postcode
- SP1 2ED
- Map location
- 51.06579, -1.79472
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Directions and surroundings ↗
- Telephone
- 01722333851
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026
Official links and documents
- School website
- www.bishopwordsworths.org.uk
- Official register record
- Get Information About Schools (URN 136500) ↗
- Admissions policy document
- Not yet available
- Further reading
- Wikipedia ↗
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026