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Church of England schools in Salisbury

All 13 Church of England schools in Salisbury.

13 schools in Salisbury

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  1. 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 Salisbury church of england schools average, low absence.

    213 first choices, 157 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 7

    Salisbury church of england schools Grade 5England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 9Salisbury church of england schools about 15
    Pupils
    1,193
    View school Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School
  2. St. Peter's CE Primary Academy

    Salisbury, SP2 9FL · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Salisbury church of england schools average, low absence.

    61 first choices, 59 offers made

    Ready for secondary school85%

    Salisbury church of england schools 66%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 7Salisbury church of england schools about 15
    Pupils
    353
    View school St. Peter's CE Primary Academy
  3. Sarum St Paul's CofE (VA) Primary School

    Salisbury, SP2 7DG · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good or better
    • Church of England

    Results close to the Salisbury church of england schools average, low absence.

    24 first choices, 26 offers made

    Ready for secondary school64%

    Salisbury church of england schools 66%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 9Salisbury church of england schools about 15
    Pupils
    214
    View school Sarum St Paul's CofE (VA) Primary School
  4. Bemerton St John Church of England Primary

    Salisbury, SP2 9NW · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results above the Salisbury church of england schools average, low absence.

    35 first choices, 30 offers made

    Ready for secondary school70%

    Salisbury church of england schools 66%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 9Salisbury church of england schools about 15
    Pupils
    208
    View school Bemerton St John Church of England Primary
  5. St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury

    Salisbury, SP1 3BL · Academy · Primary · Ages 7 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results above the Salisbury church of england schools average, low absence.

    Ready for secondary school70%

    Salisbury church of england schools 66%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 11Salisbury church of england schools about 15
    Pupils
    346
    View school St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury
  6. St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Laverstock

    Salisbury, SP1 1QX · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results close to the Salisbury church of england schools average, low absence.

    24 first choices, 26 offers made

    Ready for secondary school68%

    Salisbury church of england schools 66%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 8Salisbury church of england schools about 15
    Pupils
    186
    View school St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Laverstock
  7. Stratford-sub-Castle Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Salisbury, SP1 3LL · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results below the Salisbury church of england schools average, low absence.

    27 first choices, 20 offers made

    Ready for secondary school62%

    Salisbury church of england schools 66%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 7Salisbury church of england schools about 15
    Pupils
    147
    View school Stratford-sub-Castle Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
  8. Wyvern St Edmund's Academy

    Salisbury, SP1 1RE · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16

    • Ofsted:Requires improvement in 1 area
    • Church of England

    Results below the Salisbury church of england schools average, high absence.

    194 first choices, 219 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5

    Salisbury church of england schools Grade 5England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 19Salisbury church of england schools about 15
    Pupils
    1,337
    View school Wyvern St Edmund's Academy
  9. Harnham Church of England Controlled Junior School

    Salisbury, SP2 8JZ · State · Primary · Ages 7 to 11

    • Ofsted:Needs attention in 1 area
    • Church of England

    Results well below the Salisbury church of england schools average, low absence.

    Ready for secondary school57%

    Salisbury church of england schools 66%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 10Salisbury church of england schools about 15
    Pupils
    265
    View school Harnham Church of England Controlled Junior School
  10. Sarum Academy

    Salisbury, SP2 9HS · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results well below the Salisbury church of england schools average, high absence.

    105 first choices, 116 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 3

    Salisbury church of england schools Grade 5England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 27Salisbury church of england schools about 15
    Pupils
    747
    View school Sarum Academy
  11. St Martin's CofE Primary School

    Salisbury, SP1 2RG · Academy · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Inadequate
    • Church of England

    Results well below the Salisbury church of england schools average.

    4 first choices, 5 offers made

    Ready for secondary school47%

    Salisbury church of england schools 66%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 13Salisbury church of england schools about 15
    Pupils
    141
    View school St Martin's CofE Primary School
  12. Chafyn-Godolphin

    Sp1 2ra · Independent · All-through · Ages 0 to 19

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery
    • Has a sixth form

    Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed a year
    –Salisbury church of england schools about 15
    Pupils
    255
    View school Chafyn-Godolphin
  13. Salisbury Cathedral School

    Salisbury, SP1 2EQ · Independent · Primary · Ages 2 to 13

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed a year
    –Salisbury church of england schools about 15
    Pupils
    230
    View school Salisbury Cathedral School
The big picture

How Salisbury's Church of England schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Met the expected standard at 11

Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.

Salisbury 66%England 62%St Martin's CofE Primary School: 47%Harnham Church of England Controlled Junior School: 57%Stratford-sub-Castle Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School: 62%Sarum St Paul's CofE (VA) Primary School: 64%St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Laverstock: 68%St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury: 70%Bemerton St John Church of England Primary: 70%St. Peter's CE Primary Academy: 85%0%25%50%75%100%
Church of England schools in Salisbury

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Salisbury average 6.1%St. Peter's CE Primary Academy: 3.5%Stratford-sub-Castle Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School: 3.8%St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Laverstock: 4.1%Bemerton St John Church of England Primary: 4.6%Sarum St Paul's CofE (VA) Primary School: 4.7%Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School: 4.7%Harnham Church of England Controlled Junior School: 5%St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury: 5.7%St Martin's CofE Primary School: 6.9%Wyvern St Edmund's Academy: 9.8%Sarum Academy: 14%0%4%8%12%16%
Church of England schools in Salisbury

Ofsted grades in Salisbury

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 5 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 1 of 8
  • Good: 6 of 8
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 8
  • Inadequate: 1 of 8
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Salisbury

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    17 of the 13 Church of England schools in Salisbury have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. 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.

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About these schools

Church of England schools in Salisbury, explained

There are 13 Church of England schools in Salisbury, teaching 5,622 children. 3 are run by the council and 8 are academies or free schools. Among them are 2 independent schools.

88% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 1 of them is Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

66.3% of pupils in Salisbury church of england schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 47% to 85%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.

18.1% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,193 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 19.7% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many Church of England schools are in Salisbury?
There are 13 Church of England schools in Salisbury, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best Church of England schools in Salisbury?
The highest-ranked Church of England schools in Salisbury on Eduscope are Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School, St. Peter's CE Primary Academy and Sarum St Paul's CofE (VA) Primary 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 Church of England schools are in Salisbury?
Salisbury has 1 Church of England schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 6 are rated Good, meaning 88% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are Church of England schools in Salisbury 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 Salisbury Church of England schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across Church of England schools in Salisbury is 18:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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