- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the South West average, low absence.
213 first choices, 146 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 8
South West Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,288
Secondary schools in the South West
All 645 secondary schools in the South West. Narrow them down, then shortlist up to four to compare.
Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School
Salisbury, SP1 2ED · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Church of England
- Boys
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the South West average, low absence.
213 first choices, 157 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 7
South West Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,193
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Girls
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the South West average, low absence.
197 first choices, 149 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 7
South West Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,144
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the South West average, low absence.
158 first choices, 147 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 7
South West Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,100
- Ofsted:Strong standard in every area
- Boys
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the South West average, low absence.
194 first choices, 150 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 8
South West Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,240
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Girls
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the South West average, low absence.
239 first choices, 180 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 7
South West Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,290
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Girls
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the South West average, low absence.
247 first choices, 191 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 7
South West Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,058
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Boys
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the South West average, low absence.
238 first choices, 179 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 7
South West Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,320
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the South West average, low absence.
196 first choices, 158 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 8
South West Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,083
- Ofsted:Strong standard in every area
- Girls
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the South West average, low absence.
190 first choices, 147 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 7
South West Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,024
- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the South West average, low absence.
239 first choices, 181 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6
South West Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,427
- Ofsted:Outstanding
Results well above the South West average, low absence.
237 first choices, 164 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6
South West Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 759
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Girls
Results well above the South West average, low absence.
232 first choices, 190 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6
South West Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 902
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Boys
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the South West average, low absence.
243 first choices, 177 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 7
South West Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,224
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Girls
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the South West average, low absence.
213 first choices, 192 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 7
South West Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,241
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Boys
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the South West average, low absence.
215 first choices, 166 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 7
South West Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,087
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Girls
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the South West average, low absence.
152 first choices, 149 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 7
South West Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 939
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the South West average, low absence.
300 first choices, 218 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6
South West Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,304
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Boys
Results well above the South West average, low absence.
217 first choices, 184 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6
South West Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 902
- Ofsted:Good
- Girls
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the South West average, low absence.
230 first choices, 158 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 8
South West Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,200
- Ofsted:Good
- Girls
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the South West average, low absence.
250 first choices, 158 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 7
South West Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 971
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a sixth form
Results above the South West average, low absence.
336 first choices, 237 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5
South West Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,207
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Boys
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the South West average, low absence.
164 first choices, 149 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 7
South West Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,082
- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the South West average, low absence.
276 first choices, 241 offers made
Typical GCSE gradeGrade 6
South West Grade 5England Grade 5
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 1,564
- Secondary schools645including 186 special
- Typical GCSE grade46.9England 46.2
- Good or Outstanding93%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools119 of 64517 Catholic, 59 Church of England
- With a nursery class82take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals23.4%of pupils get them
The big picture
How the South West's secondary schools spread out
Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.
Ofsted grades in the South West
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded.
- Outstanding: 15 of 210
- Good: 181 of 210
- Requires improvement: 10 of 210
- Inadequate: 4 of 210
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in the South West
Some are faith schools.
119 of the 645 secondary schools in the South West have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.
Show schools with no religious characterApply by 31 October.
Apply to your council in Year 6 for a Year 7 place. Offers come out on 1 March.
Check how old the Ofsted grade is.
Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.
Show Good or OutstandingList a school you're likely to get.
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About these schools
Secondary schools in the South West, explained
There are 645 secondary schools in the South West, teaching 397,519 children. 29 are run by the council and 380 are academies or free schools. Among them are 186 special and 180 independent schools.
93% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 15 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
Pupils in South West scored an average Attainment 8 of 46.9 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.
23.4% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,624 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 25.2% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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Pick an area to see its secondary schools, or browse other kinds of school in and around the South West.
- Devon99 secondary schools
- Gloucestershire77 secondary schools
- Somerset76 secondary schools
- Cornwall55 secondary schools
- Dorset54 secondary schools
- Bristol53 secondary schools
- Wiltshire53 secondary schools
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole42 secondary schools
- Plymouth29 secondary schools
- South Gloucestershire29 secondary schools
- Bath and North East Somerset24 secondary schools
- Swindon21 secondary schools
- North Somerset19 secondary schools
- Torbay13 secondary schools
- Isles of Scilly1 school
Other schools in the South West
- Primary schools2,210 schools
- Nurseries1,890 schools
- Sixth forms344 schools
- Grammar schools20 schools
- Private schools227 schools
- Special schools223 schools
- Boarding schools83 schools
- Faith schools945 schools
- Catholic schools105 schools
- Church of England schools776 schools
- Muslim schools2 schools
- Girls' schools24 schools
- Boys' schools17 schools
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many secondary schools are in the South West?
There are 645 secondary schools in the South West, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best secondary schools in the South West?
The highest-ranked secondary schools in the South West on Eduscope are Pate's Grammar School, Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School and Stroud High School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding secondary schools are in the South West?
the South West has 15 secondary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 181 are rated Good, meaning 93% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are secondary schools in the South West ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in the South West secondary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across secondary schools in the South West is 17:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a secondary school in the South West?
When choosing a secondary school in the South West, consider Ofsted ratings, GCSE results (Progress 8 and Attainment 8), sixth form provision, and the school's specialisms. You can compare all 645 secondary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, and admissions policy.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.