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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 22 February 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 12 October 2017Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry169 applications · 116 places offered · 105 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.5; Wiltshire median median 1.6
- 2025 1.5; Wiltshire median median 1.7
- 2024 1.2; Wiltshire median median 1.5
- 2023 1.6; Wiltshire median median 1.5
- 2022 1.6; Wiltshire median median 1.6
- 2021 2.7; Wiltshire median median 2.4
- 2020 1.6; Wiltshire median median 1.6
- 2019 1.5; Wiltshire median median 1.5
- 2018 1.4; Wiltshire median median 1.6
- 2017 1.8; Wiltshire median median 1.8
- 2016 1.6; Wiltshire median median 1.6
- 2015 1.4; Wiltshire median median 1.5
- 2014 1.5; Wiltshire median median 1.6
- This school
- Wiltshire median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 116 | 169 | 1.5 | 105 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2025 | 128 | 190 | 1.5 | 116 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2024 | 140 | 167 | 1.2 | 116 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2023 | 141 | 220 | 1.6 | 130 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2022 | 123 | 195 | 1.6 | 114 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2021 | 98 | 263 | 2.7 | 90 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2020 | 91 | 145 | 1.6 | 87 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2019 | 84 | 129 | 1.5 | 81 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2018 | 56 | 78 | 1.4 | 49 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2017 | 48 | 84 | 1.8 | 45 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2016 | 44 | 72 | 1.6 | 42 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2015 | 78 | 107 | 1.4 | 72 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2014 | 61 | 91 | 1.5 | 54 | 0.89 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 129 | 32.3 | 19% | 38% | – |
| 2024/25 | 109 | 33.7 | 24% | 43% | – |
| 2023/24 | 108 | 34.4 | 17% | 41% | −0.62 |
| 2022/23 | 84 | 32.2 | 12% | 29% | −0.69 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Sarum AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.5applications per place 32.3Attainment 8
- 2.6 km · WiltshireImproved significantly20251.7applications per place 76.5Attainment 8 Selective
- 3.6 km · WiltshireOutstanding20221.6applications per place 73.5Attainment 8 Selective
- 4.5 km · WiltshireGraded · no overall grade20252.0applications per place 46.1Attainment 8
- 4.6 km · Wiltshire20262.6applications per place 41.0Attainment 8
- 10.9 km · WiltshireRemains Good20221.6applications per place 39.2Attainment 8
- 12.0 km · WiltshireGood20232.6applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
- 13.5 km · WiltshireGraded · no overall grade20251.7applications per place 35.8Attainment 8
- 16.9 km · HampshireStandards maintained20242.2applications per place 52.2Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 136183 · 865/6906
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 1,150 pupils · 747 on roll
- Free school meals
- 39.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2010
- Replaced
- Salisbury High School (URN 126469)
- Address
- Westwood Road, Salisbury, SP2 9HS
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources