Schools in Wiltshire

222 schools with published admissions figures

The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Wiltshire

Primary

Offered their first choice 95.6%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 91.7% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 99.1%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 4,455
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 95.6% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 99.1% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 3.9 points higher than in 2016, when it was 91.7%.

The council's primary schools between them had 6,156 places for 4,455 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

Offered their first choice 93.9%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 95.8% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 98.3%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 4,934
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 93.9% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 98.3% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 2.0 points lower than in 2016, when it was 95.8%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 6,150 places for 4,934 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in Wiltshire lodged 111 appeals about a school place.

89 of them were heard by a panel and 22 succeeded, which is about 25 in every 100 heard.

The other 22 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

Secondary

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
Abbeyfield School Chippenham	0.97	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Avon Valley Academy Salisbury	0.93	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School Salisbury	1.36	-	Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Bradon Forest School Swindon	0.94	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Devizes School Devizes	0.76	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Hardenhuish School Chippenham	1.15	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Kingdown School Warminster	0.96	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Kingsbury Green Academy Calne	0.97	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Lavington School Devizes	1.22	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Malmesbury School Malmesbury	0.95	-	Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Matravers School Westbury	0.98	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Melksham Oak Community School Melksham	0.93	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Pewsey Vale School Pewsey	0.70	-	Requires improvement Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Royal Wootton Bassett Academy Swindon	0.97	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Sarum Academy Salisbury	0.91	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Sheldon School Chippenham	0.84	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
South Wilts Grammar School Salisbury	1.46	-	Improved significantly Ofsted ungraded inspection
St Augustine's Catholic College Trowbridge	1.05	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St John's Marlborough Marlborough	1.16	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Joseph's Catholic School Salisbury	0.84	-	Requires improvement Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Laurence School Bradford-on-Avon	0.89	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
The Clarendon Academy Trowbridge	0.98	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
The Corsham School Corsham	1.03	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
The John of Gaunt School Trowbridge	0.98	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
The Stonehenge School Amesbury	0.95	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
The Trafalgar School at Downton Salisbury	0.90	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
The Wellington Academy Ludgershall	0.95	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Wyvern St Edmund's Academy Salisbury	0.89	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)

Elsewhere

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