South Wilts Grammar School

State-Funded School

south-wilts-grammar-school-wiltshire-south-west

South WestRegion

WiltshireLocal Authority

SalisburyConstituency

SP1 3JJPostcode

9.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

South Wilts Grammar School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Wiltshire, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,200 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 77
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 98.7%
EBacc average point score: 7.05

Ethnicity

White

74%

Asian

11%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,200

Total Pupils

9%Boys

91%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: 1,200
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Improved significantly

Ungraded inspection on 22 January 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
17 Nov 2019	Good	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good

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.