Best Secondary Schools in Salisbury

We checked all 11 secondary schools in Salisbury, Wiltshire, and list every one: 7 ranked, then 4 without a rank.

Schools checked
11
Ranked
7
Without a rank
4

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Salisbury. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Salisbury also has 52 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Wiltshire. Wiltshire also has rankings for Trowbridge, Chippenham and all of Wiltshire.

Ranked secondary schools in Salisbury

  1. 1

    Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School

    Academy, Selective, 1,193 pupils, inspected November 2022

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    73.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    96.8%

  2. 2

    South Wilts Grammar School

    Academy, Selective, 1,200 pupils, inspected October 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    77.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    98.7%

  3. 3

    The Trafalgar School at Downton

    Academy, 808 pupils, inspected July 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    44.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    45.6%

  4. 4

    Wyvern St Edmund's Academy

    Academy, 1,337 pupils, inspected March 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
    Attainment 8
    42.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    40.3%

  5. 5

    St Joseph's Catholic School

    Local authority maintained, 565 pupils, inspected February 2024

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Attainment 8
    40.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    39.3%

  6. 6

    Sarum Academy

    Academy, 747 pupils, inspected October 2017

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    33.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    23.9%

  7. 7

    Avon Valley Academy

    Academy, 517 pupils, inspected July 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Attainment 8
    34.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    18.2%

Secondary schools in Salisbury without a rank

  • Brunel College

    Independent, 32 pupils

    No Ofsted inspection
    Attainment 8
    0.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    0%

  • Chafyn-Godolphin

    Independent, 255 pupils

    No Ofsted inspection
    Attainment 8
    24.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    0%

  • Leehurst Swan School

    Independent, Selective, 183 pupils

    No Ofsted inspection
    Attainment 8
    23.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    0%

  • Oneschool Global Uk Salisbury Campus

    Independent, 181 pupils

    No Ofsted inspection
    Attainment 8
    50.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    55.6%