Best Secondary Schools in Wiltshire

We checked all 39 secondary schools in Wiltshire and list every one: 26 ranked, then 13 without a rank.

Schools checked: 39
Ranked: 26
Without a rank: 13

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 across Wiltshire, and each school's town is shown. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Wiltshire also has 207 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 Chippenham, Salisbury and Trowbridge.

Ranked secondary schools in Wiltshire

Rank 1
Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School
Salisbury, Academy, Selective, 1,193 pupils, inspected November 2022
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
73.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
96.8%
Rank 2
South Wilts Grammar School
Salisbury, Academy, Selective, 1,200 pupils, inspected October 2019
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
77.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
98.7%
Rank 3
Malmesbury School
Malmesbury, Academy, 1,438 pupils, inspected March 2024
Ofsted: Outstanding
Attainment 8
49.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
48.9%
Rank 4
St Laurence School
Bradford-on-Avon, Academy, 1,378 pupils, inspected February 2013
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
54.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
58.4%
Rank 5
St John's Marlborough
Marlborough, Academy, 1,692 pupils, inspected February 2025
Ofsted judgements: Good
Attainment 8
50.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
57.1%
Rank 6
Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
Swindon, Academy, 1,714 pupils, inspected November 2024
Ofsted judgements: Good
Attainment 8
51.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
56.1%
Rank 7
Lavington School
Devizes, Academy, 910 pupils, inspected July 2014
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
50.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
57.6%
Rank 8
St Augustine's Catholic College
Trowbridge, Academy, 912 pupils, inspected April 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
51.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
51.6%
Rank 9
The Corsham School
Corsham, Academy, 1,427 pupils, inspected September 2019
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
47.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
46.1%
Rank 10
Bradon Forest School
Swindon, Academy, 987 pupils, inspected February 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
48.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
44.8%
Rank 11
Hardenhuish School
Chippenham, Academy, 1,519 pupils, inspected April 2013
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
47.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
42.2%
Rank 11
Matravers School
Westbury, Local authority maintained, 958 pupils, inspected September 2022
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
47.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
43.1%
Rank 13
Devizes School
Devizes, Academy, 947 pupils, inspected October 2024
Ofsted judgements: Good
Attainment 8
45.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
45.1%
Rank 14
The Trafalgar School at Downton
Salisbury, Academy, 808 pupils, inspected July 2023
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
44.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
45.6%
Rank 15
Sheldon School
Chippenham, Academy, 1,467 pupils, inspected March 2024
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
45.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
42.2%
Rank 16
The John of Gaunt School
Trowbridge, Academy, 1,295 pupils, inspected March 2014
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
44.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
38.5%
Rank 17
Wyvern St Edmund's Academy
Salisbury, Academy, 1,337 pupils, inspected March 2025
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
Attainment 8
42.2
Grade 5+ English and maths
40.3%
Rank 18
The Wellington Academy
Ludgershall, Academy, 1,121 pupils, inspected October 2022
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
42.1
Grade 5+ English and maths
33.5%
Rank 19
Kingdown School
Warminster, Academy, 1,347 pupils, inspected July 2013
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
42.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
29.9%
Rank 20
Melksham Oak Community School
Melksham, Academy, 1,058 pupils, inspected October 2022
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
41.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
31.4%
Rank 21
The Clarendon Academy
Trowbridge, Academy, 1,082 pupils, inspected November 2017
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
39.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
26.6%
Rank 22
The Stonehenge School
Amesbury, Local authority maintained, 1,072 pupils, inspected January 2014
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
37.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
26.1%
Rank 23
Kingsbury Green Academy
Calne, Academy, 1,077 pupils, inspected April 2026
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
Attainment 8
39.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
29.6%
Rank 24
St Joseph's Catholic School
Salisbury, Local authority maintained, 565 pupils, inspected February 2024
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Attainment 8
40.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
39.3%
Rank 25
Sarum Academy
Salisbury, Academy, 747 pupils, inspected October 2017
Ofsted: Good
Attainment 8
33.7
Grade 5+ English and maths
23.9%
Rank 26
Avon Valley Academy
Salisbury, Academy, 517 pupils, inspected July 2025
Ofsted judgements: Good
Attainment 8
34.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
18.2%

Secondary schools in Wiltshire without a rank

Abbeyfield School
Chippenham, Academy, 902 pupils, inspected November 2022
Ofsted: Good
Brunel College
Salisbury, Independent, 32 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
0.5
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Chafyn-Godolphin
Salisbury, Independent, 255 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
24.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Dauntsey's School
Devizes, Independent, Selective, 835 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
29.4
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Emmaus School
Trowbridge, Independent, 58 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
30.0
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Leehurst Swan School
Salisbury, Independent, Selective, 183 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
23.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
LUMIAR STOWFORD SCHOOL
Wingfield, Independent, 50 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Marlborough College
Marlborough, Independent, 1,003 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
23.3
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Oneschool Global Uk Salisbury Campus
Salisbury, Independent, 181 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
50.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
55.6%
Pewsey Vale School
Pewsey, Academy, 330 pupils, inspected February 2023
Ofsted: Requires improvement
St Marys Calne and St Margarets Prep
Calne, Independent, 449 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
37.9
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Stonar School
Atworth, Independent, 434 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
27.6
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%
Warminster School
Warminster, Independent, 433 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Attainment 8
31.8
Grade 5+ English and maths
0%