99%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
97%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
73.1
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
57%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
1074.7
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,188
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding
Ofsted inspection · 15/11/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWiltshire
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.5:1
AdmissionsSelective
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen
Overview of Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School · Secondary with sixth form · Wiltshire
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
99%
-1pp
100%99%98%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 99%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
97%
+1pp
98%96%94%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 97%
Attainment 8
73.1
+0.8
76.074.071.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 73.1
EBacc entry
57%
+20pp
62%50%37%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 57%
EBacc APS
1074.7
+76.7
1097.0984.5872.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 1074.7
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
43.6
+0.7
46.144.342.6
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 43.6
A-level value added
+0.12
+0.1
+0.20.0-0.1
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · +0.1
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
33%
-6pp
51%42%33%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 33%
Average A-level grade
B+
0
AA-B+
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · B+
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,188
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
9%
FSM eligible
5%
SEN
1%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
14%
Contact
Address
Exeter Street, Salisbury, SP1 2ED
Local authority
Wiltshire
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 99% | 97% | 73.1 | Not applicable | 57% | 1074.7 | 97% | 1,188 |
| 2023/24 | 99% | 96% | 72.3 | +0.55 | 37% | 998.0 | 94% | 1,184 |
| 2022/23 | 99% | 94% | 71.9 | +0.55 | 52% | 1019.1 | 97% | 1,178 |
| 2021/22 | 98% | 98% | 76.0 | +0.58 | 44% | 1097.0 | 98% | 1,156 |
| 2018/19 | 100% | 98% | 75.4 | +0.71 | 62% | 872.0 | 98% | 956 |
| 2017/18 | 100% | 99% | 71.9 | +0.41 | 53% | 837.0 | 98% | 946 |
| 2016/17 | 78% | 78% | 69.0 | +0.07 | 75% | — | 98% | 923 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 43.6 | B+ | +0.12 | 33% | 197 |
| 2023/24 | 43.0 | B+ | +0.03 | 38% | 201 |
| 2022/23 | 43.5 | B+ | — | 36% | 195 |
| 2021/22 | 46.1 | A- | — | 51% | 166 |
| 2018/19 | 42.6 | B+ | +0.23 | 41% | 138 |
| 2017/18 | 39.7 | B | -0.15 | 34% | 151 |
| 2016/17 | 40.9 | B | +0.09 | 31% | 151 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,188 | 21.3 | 1% | 9% | 5% | 5% | 14% |
| 2023/24 | 1,184 | 22.4 | 1% | 8% | 5% | 6% | 18% |
| 2022/23 | 1,178 | 21.8 | 1% | 7% | 4% | 6% | 23% |
| 2021/22 | 1,156 | 20.4 | 1% | 6% | 4% | 7% | 26% |
| 2020/21 | 1,055 | 20.1 | 1% | 6% | 2% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 956 | 21.4 | 1% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 8% |
| 2017/18 | 946 | 22.1 | 1% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 10% |
| 2016/17 | 923 | 18.7 | 2% | 3% | 2% | 5% | 20% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.