Academy converter · Wiltshire

Wyvern St Edmund's Academy

11–16Ages
1,337Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
144388URN

Church Road, Laverstock, Salisbury, SP1 1RE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.4 above Wiltshire median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in WiltshireSelective

437 applications for 219 places · 8th of 27 in Wiltshire

Every year since 2017

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

46.1of 90

Wiltshire 45.5 England 46.0

11th of 27 in Wiltshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 18 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good

Inspection history

18 March 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
31 January 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

2.0applications per place, Year 7

0.4 above Wiltshire median (1.6) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

437 applications · 219 places offered · 194 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.0; Wiltshire median median 1.6
2025 1.9; Wiltshire median median 1.7
2024 1.9; Wiltshire median median 1.5
2023 1.9; Wiltshire median median 1.5
2022 1.9; Wiltshire median median 1.6
2021 2.6; Wiltshire median median 2.4
2020 2.2; Wiltshire median median 1.6
2019 1.9; Wiltshire median median 1.5
2018 1.8; Wiltshire median median 1.6
2017 1.8; Wiltshire median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Wiltshire median in 10 of 10 years.

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	219	437	2.0	194	0.89
Sep 2025	257	480	1.9	221	0.86
Sep 2024	270	523	1.9	259	0.96
Sep 2023	233	449	1.9	211	0.91
Sep 2022	264	498	1.9	234	0.89
Sep 2021	112	296	2.6	97	0.87
Sep 2020	95	209	2.2	86	0.91
Sep 2019	99	189	1.9	88	0.89
Sep 2018	91	162	1.8	63	0.69
Sep 2017	72	131	1.8	70	0.97

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

270 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)46.111th of 27 in Wiltshire

Wiltshire 45.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths48%9th of 27 in Wiltshire

Wiltshire 42% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths67%

Wiltshire 64% England 66%

This school
Wiltshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.30

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	270	46.1	48%	67%	–
2024/25	243	42.2	40%	57%	–
2023/24	276	42.7	42%	62%	−0.30
2022/23	262	42.7	36%	58%	−0.18

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

Wyvern St Edmund's AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 46.1Attainment 8
St Joseph's Catholic School
0.2 km · Wiltshire

2026

2.6applications per place 41.0Attainment 8
South Wilts Grammar School
1.9 km · Wiltshire

Improved significantly2025

1.7applications per place 76.5Attainment 8 Selective
Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School
2.2 km · Wiltshire

Outstanding2022

1.6applications per place 73.5Attainment 8 Selective
Sarum Academy
4.5 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 32.3Attainment 8
The Trafalgar School at Downton
10.0 km · Wiltshire

Good2023

2.6applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
The Stonehenge School
10.6 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 39.2Attainment 8
Avon Valley Academy
13.4 km · Wiltshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 35.8Attainment 8
The Burgate School and Sixth Form
15.9 km · Hampshire

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 52.2Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 144388 · 865/4001
Trust: Magna Learning Partnership
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 1,400 pupils · 1,337 on roll
Free school meals: 20.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2017
Address: Church Road, Laverstock, Salisbury, SP1 1RE
Local authority: Wiltshire

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources