Wiltshire school rankings
Explore GCSE and A-Level results, entries and published grade rates.
GCSE rankings
Latest imported year: 2025/26. Links to all 51 schools with GCSE records in this source area, including unranked and historical records.
Ranked by Grade 7+, then Grade 8+, then Grade 9, highest first. At least 200 known entries, 90% coverage, official Attainment 8 of at least 50 and English & maths 5+ of at least 50%, no unknown entry totals and a calculable rate are required. Policy entry-coverage-ks4-v1. Read the methodology.
Independent schools are shown as Selective here because they set their own admissions criteria; this site convention does not confirm academic entrance tests. School sectors and other admissions labels follow the GIAS register snapshot of 18 October 2026, not necessarily the exam year. Non-Selective refers to the main school intake and does not rule out partial selection or sixth-form entry requirements. Classification sources.
Ranked schools (5)
| Rank | School | Admissions | School sector | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 8+ | Grade 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Wilts Grammar School | Selective | State-funded | 1,591 | 73.9% | 52.6% | 24.6% |
| 2 | Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School | Selective | State-funded | 1,476 | 66.4% | 44.0% | 21.2% |
| 3 | Royal Wootton Bassett Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2,116 | 27.4% | 15.2% | 5.3% |
| 4 | St John's Marlborough | Non-Selective | State-funded | 1,985 | 25.6% | 14.6% | 5.8% |
| 5 | Hardenhuish School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2,004 | 23.3% | 9.7% | 2.2% |
Not ranked (46)
| School | Admissions | School sector | Latest held | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeyfield School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Appleford School | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Avon Valley Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Bradon Forest School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Brunel College | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Chafyn-Godolphin | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Compass Community School Athelstan Park | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Compass Community School Wheatley Park | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Coombe House School | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Dauntsey's School | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Devizes School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Downland School | Not applicable | State-funded | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Emmaus School | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Kingdown School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Kingsbury Green Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Lavington School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50 |
| Leehurst Swan School | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Malmesbury School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50 |
| Marlborough College | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Matravers School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Meadow Bridge School | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Melksham Oak Community School | Not recorded | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| On Track Education Centre Westbury | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Oneschool Global Uk Salisbury Campus | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Pewsey Vale School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2024/25 | No results in the latest imported year; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Pewsey Vale School | Not recorded | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning) | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2023/24 | No results in the latest imported year; Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Sarum Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Sheldon School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Silverwood School | Not recorded | State-funded | 2024/25 | No results in the latest imported year; Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| St Augustine's Catholic College | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50 |
| St Joseph's Catholic School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| St Laurence School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| St Marys Calne and St Margarets Prep | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Stonar School | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Published coverage below 90%; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| The Clarendon Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| The Corsham School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| The Eaves Learning Centre | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| The John of Gaunt School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| The Spires | Selective | Independent | 2024/25 | No results in the latest imported year; Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| The Springfields Academy | Not recorded | State-funded | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| The Stonehenge School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| The Trafalgar School at Downton | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| The Wellington Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Warminster School | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Wyvern St Edmund's Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
A-Level rankings
Latest imported year: 2024/25. Links to all 28 schools with A-Level records in this source area, including unranked and historical records.
Ranked by A*–B, then A*–A, then A*, highest first. At least 60 known entries, 80% coverage, no unknown entry totals and a calculable rate are required. Policy entry-coverage-ks4-v1. Read the methodology.
Independent schools are shown as Selective here because they set their own admissions criteria; this site convention does not confirm academic entrance tests. School sectors and other admissions labels follow the GIAS register snapshot of 18 October 2026, not necessarily the exam year. Post-16 admissions identifies a standalone post-16 provider; GIAS’s school-level policy cannot establish its entry requirements. Non-Selective refers to the main school intake and does not rule out partial selection or sixth-form entry requirements. Classification sources.
Ranked schools (21)
| Rank | School | Admissions | School sector | Entries | A*–B | A*–A | A* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marlborough College | Selective | Independent | 677 | 86.0% | 51.4% | 17.1% |
| 2 | St Marys Calne and St Margarets Prep | Selective | Independent | 194 | 85.3% | 65.0% | 24.5% |
| 3 | Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School | Selective | State-funded | 610 | 80.3% | 48.1% | 17.3% |
| 4 | Dauntsey's School | Selective | Independent | 436 | 74.2% | 45.1% | 12.7% |
| 5 | South Wilts Grammar School | Selective | State-funded | 477 | 67.1% | 35.5% | 13.1% |
| 6 | St Laurence School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 376 | 64.4% | 32.6% | 10.4% |
| 7 | Hardenhuish School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 413 | 59.2% | 27.3% | 6.8% |
| 8 | Kingdown School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 217 | 58.4% | 21.8% | 5.1% |
| 9 | Malmesbury School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 352 | 55.4% | 24.0% | 9.7% |
| 10 | Royal Wootton Bassett Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 334 | 55.4% | 30.4% | 12.3% |
| 11 | St Augustine's Catholic College | Non-Selective | State-funded | 241 | 52.5% | 19.7% | 5.8% |
| 12 | Devizes School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 152 | 51.5% | 18.7% | 4.5% |
| 13 | St John's Marlborough | Non-Selective | State-funded | 505 | 46.9% | 20.7% | 5.7% |
| 14 | Sheldon School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 375 | 42.7% | 16.6% | 3.7% |
| 15 | Abbeyfield School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 195 | 38.7% | 19.6% | 1.5% |
| 16 | The Corsham School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 197 | 37.9% | 15.8% | 2.8% |
| 17 | The Clarendon Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 113 | 37.8% | 16.3% | 4.1% |
| 18 | The John of Gaunt School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 114 | 36.5% | 16.7% | 5.2% |
| 19 | Salisbury Sixth Form College | Post-16 admissions | State-funded | 272 | 36.4% | 10.4% | 2.2% |
| 20 | Kingsbury Green Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 131 | 31.0% | 9.7% | 0.9% |
| 21 | Melksham Oak Community School | Not recorded | State-funded | 122 | 30.6% | 14.3% | 2.0% |
Not ranked (7)
| School | Admissions | School sector | Latest held | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chafyn-Godolphin | Selective | Independent | 2024/25 | Published coverage below 80% |
| Matravers School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2024/25 | Published coverage below 80% |
| Sarum Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2024/25 | Fewer than 60 known entries; Published coverage below 80% |
| Stonar School | Selective | Independent | 2024/25 | Published coverage below 80% |
| The Wellington Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2024/25 | Fewer than 60 known entries; Published coverage below 80% |
| Warminster School | Selective | Independent | 2024/25 | Published coverage below 80% |
| Wiltshire College and University Centre | Post-16 admissions | Not recorded | 2024/25 | Fewer than 60 known entries; Published coverage below 80%; No calculable published rate |