South Wilts Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter · Girls · Wiltshire
Stratford Road, Salisbury, SP1 3JJ
100
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 22/10/2019
Application demand
66%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.8%
6.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,200
Capacity used
Over capacity117%
1,022 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
66%
1st preference success rate
160 of 244 families who put it first got an offer
160
Places offered
278
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 244 | 160 | ● 66% |
| 2nd preference | 20 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 14 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 278 | 160 | 58% |
1st preference success by year
Wiltshire lets families list 3 preferences. 107 applications came from outside the council area (38 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Amanda Smith
- Address
- Stratford Road, Salisbury, SP1 3JJ
- Phone
- 01722323326
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Ward / constituency
- Salisbury St Francis & Stratford · Salisbury
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 136391
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 3% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 9% | — | — |
| SEN support | 5% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SOUTH WILTS GRAMMAR SCHOOL
1,200 pupils · 1,022 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
22 January 2025
Ungraded inspection
Improved significantly - 19
22 October 2019
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 800 pupils
Attendance
95.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
4.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 75.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.79 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 98% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 99% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 6.78 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 39.24 | — | — |
Average grade: B (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 77 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 98.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 99.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 55.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 7.05 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 156 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 39.47 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 23.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 161 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 156 | 84% | 99% | 100% | |
| English Language | 156 | 72% | 99% | 99% | |
| Biology | 155 | 77% | 97% | 99% | |
| Chemistry | 154 | 71% | 95% | 99% | |
| English Literature | 154 | 68% | 97% | 100% | |
| Physics | 153 | 75% | 97% | 100% | |
| Religious Studies | 153 | 75% | 98% | 99% | |
| History | 78 | 83% | 96% | 97% | |
| Geography | 73 | 86% | 99% | 100% | |
| French | 70 | 94% | 100% | 100% | |
| German | 48 | 88% | 100% | 100% | |
| Design & Technology | 40 | 98% | 100% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 64 | 22% | 50% | 75% | |
| Biology | 60 | 10% | 27% | 48% | |
| Chemistry | 43 | 12% | 40% | 58% | |
| Psychology | 43 | 5% | 16% | 65% | |
| Physics | 34 | 15% | 41% | 68% | |
| History | 24 | 13% | 50% | 83% | |
| Geography | 22 | 0% | 23% | 68% | |
| English Literature | 22 | 9% | 18% | 68% | |
| Religious Studies | 18 | 0% | 11% | 56% | |
| Computer Science | 17 | 12% | 35% | 53% | |
| Government and Politics | 15 | 13% | 20% | 73% | |
| English Language | 14 | 21% | 36% | 64% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 13278: South Wilts Grammar School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 55% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 57% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Wiltshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.