Schools in Wiltshire
263 schools in the Wiltshire local authority.
Schools
263
Open schools
Pupils
74,089
2025–26 census
Good or better
88%
177 of 202 graded
Academic Performance
4.3
out of 10 · 229 schools
Ofsted ratings
- Outstanding
- 7 3%
- Good
- 170 84%
- Requires improvement
- 22 11%
- Inadequate
- 3 1%
22 inspected since 2024, no overall grade21 superseded by a report card39 not judged3 in a category of concern1 safeguarding not effective
4.3
Academic PerformanceAveraged over 229 of 263 schools that can be scored
Pupils
74,089
pupils on roll
Boys 51%49% Girls
Ethnicity
White
86%Asian
3%Black
3%Mixed
4%Chinese
<1%Any other group
1%Unclassified
2%Ethnicity from 234 of 263 schools (68,390 pupils). Independent schools report roll and sex only.
Pupil characteristics
- Free school meals
- 17.5%
- First language not English
- 8.3%
- Young carers
- 1.4%
11,957 of 68,390 pupils · 234 of 263 schools
5,644 of 68,390 pupils · 234 of 263 schools
978 of 68,390 pupils · 234 of 263 schools
Schools by phase
- Primary
- 206
- Secondary
- 30
- All-through
- 8
- Special
- 9
- Not recorded
- 10
Top primary schools in Wiltshire
The 20 highest-scoring primary schools here on Academic Performance, which combines the Ofsted judgement with DfE attainment.
- 1.Ramsbury Primary SchoolWiltshire · Primary9.9/10Outstanding
- 2.The Holy Trinity Church of England Primary AcademyWiltshire · Primary9.9/10Outstanding
- 3.Great Bedwyn Church of England SchoolWiltshire · Primary9.7/10Outstanding
- 4.St Michael's CofE Aided PrimaryWiltshire · Primary9.6/10Outstanding
- 5.Zouch AcademyWiltshire · Primary9.5/10Outstanding
- 6.Ashton Keynes Church of England Primary SchoolWiltshire · Primary9.0/10Good
- 7.Heddington Church of England Primary SchoolWiltshire · Primary9.0/10
- 8.West Ashton Church of England Primary SchoolWiltshire · Primary9.0/10Good
- 9.Woodford Valley Church of England Aided SchoolWiltshire · Primary9.0/10
- 10.Chirton Church of England Primary SchoolWiltshire · Primary8.8/10Good
- 11.Sherston CofE Primary SchoolWiltshire · Primary8.8/10Good
- 12.Stanton St Quintin Primary and Nursery SchoolWiltshire · Primary8.8/10Good
- 13.Sutton Veny CofE SchoolWiltshire · Primary8.8/10Good
- 14.Hindon Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Mary's and St John'sWiltshire · Primary8.7/10Good
- 15.St George's Church of England Primary School, SemingtonWiltshire · Primary8.7/10Good
- 16.Woodborough Church of England Primary SchoolWiltshire · Primary8.7/10Good
- 17.King's Gate Primary SchoolWiltshire · Primary8.2/10Good
- 18.Wardour Catholic Primary SchoolWiltshire · Primary8.2/10Good
- 19.St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, MalmesburyWiltshire · Primary8.1/10Good
- 20.The New Forest Church of England Primary SchoolWiltshire · Primary8.1/10
Top secondary schools in Wiltshire
The 20 highest-scoring secondary schools here on Academic Performance, which combines the Ofsted judgement with DfE attainment.
- 1.Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar SchoolWiltshire · Secondary10.0/10Outstanding
- 2.Malmesbury SchoolWiltshire · Secondary9.6/10Outstanding
- 3.South Wilts Grammar SchoolWiltshire · Secondary9.0/10Good
- 4.St Laurence SchoolWiltshire · Secondary8.2/10Good
- 5.St John's MarlboroughWiltshire · Secondary8.1/10
- 6.Royal Wootton Bassett AcademyWiltshire · Secondary8.0/10
- 7.Lavington SchoolWiltshire · Secondary7.7/10Good
- 8.St Augustine's Catholic CollegeWiltshire · Secondary7.6/10Good
- 9.Bradon Forest SchoolWiltshire · Secondary6.7/10Good
- 10.The Corsham SchoolWiltshire · Secondary6.5/10Good
- 11.Devizes SchoolWiltshire · Secondary6.4/10
- 12.Hardenhuish SchoolWiltshire · Secondary6.2/10Good
- 13.Matravers SchoolWiltshire · Secondary6.2/10Good
- 14.Sheldon SchoolWiltshire · Secondary5.6/10Good
- 15.The Trafalgar School at DowntonWiltshire · Secondary5.6/10Good
- 16.Abbeyfield SchoolWiltshire · Secondary5.5/10Good
- 17.The John of Gaunt SchoolWiltshire · Secondary3.6/10Good
- 18.Wyvern St Edmund'sWiltshire · Secondary3.5/10
- 19.Kingdown SchoolWiltshire · Secondary2.8/10Good
- 20.Melksham Oak Community SchoolWiltshire · Secondary2.7/10Good
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About schools in Wiltshire
- How many schools are there in Wiltshire?
- Wiltshire has 263 open schools — 206 primary, 30 secondary, 9 special, teaching 74,089 pupils in total.
- How many schools in Wiltshire are rated Good or Outstanding?
- 177 of the 202 schools holding an Ofsted grade — 88% — are rated Good or Outstanding, including 7 rated Outstanding. That share is measured against graded schools, not all 263: a school inspected since September 2024 has no overall grade at all.
- What is the average Academic Performance in Wiltshire?
- 4.3 out of 10, averaged across the 229 schools here that can be scored, where 5 is the national average. Academic Performance combines the Ofsted judgement with DfE attainment and is ranked against comparable schools, so it is neither figure on its own.
- Why do some Wiltshire schools have no Ofsted rating?
- 61 schools in Wiltshire currently hold no overall grade. Ofsted stopped awarding single-word judgements in September 2024 and moved to a report card of separately graded areas, so schools inspected since then have no overall rating whatever the inspection found. Their profiles show the report card instead.
- What does Wiltshire local authority do?
- A local authority is the body responsible for state education in its area — the level most admissions and school-place decisions are made at. Wiltshire covers 263 schools and sits in the South West region. It does not run academies or independent schools directly, though it still coordinates admissions for most of them.
- How many pupils in Wiltshire are eligible for free school meals?
- 17.5% — 11,957 of 68,390 pupils at the 234 schools that report it. Independent schools file a return with roll and sex only, so they are outside this figure rather than counted as zero.
Part of the South West region.