Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School

State-Funded School

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South WestRegion

WiltshireLocal Authority

SalisburyConstituency

SP1 2EDPostcode

10.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Wiltshire, South West.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,193 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 73.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 96.8%
EBacc average point score: 6.85

Ethnicity

White

69%

Asian

11%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,193

Total Pupils

89%Boys

11%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,193
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
23 Jan 2023	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
8 Jan 2007	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.