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Schools near SP5

Salisbury, Wiltshire · ranked for your family, with the reasons

2 state primary schools within 2 miles and 5 state secondary schools within 5 miles of the middle of SP5, ranked. Change what matters and the list re-ranks, every reason shown.

iWhere the middle is

How it is worked outThe middle of SP5 is the average position of the 26 schools and nurseries we hold in it.

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  • Distances are as the crow flies.
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State primary schools near SP5

2 state primary schools within 2 miles of the middle of SP5, ranked by what matters to you.

  1. Alderbury and West Grimstead Church of England Primary School

    State primary · Church of England · Salisbury · 1.7 miles

    59of 100

    Every first choice met in 2026 · results: top 14% in England · classes of 19 on average

    How it scored 59
    • Resultsmatters17.4 of 20 points

      Top 14% of 14,817 state schools in England: 79% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters5 of 20 points

      Ofsted, September 2021: Requires improvement. Ofsted

    • Distancematters3.2 of 20 points

      1.7 miles from the middle of SP5, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters20 of 20 points

      In 2026 every family that put it first for Reception was offered a place. DfE, applications and offers

    • Attendance and behavioura little3 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 4.9% of sessions in 2024/25, against 4.6% at schools with a similar intake; 1.4 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 0.8 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little10 of 10 points

      Classes average 18.6 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page
  2. Longford Church of England Primary School

    State primary · Church of England · Salisbury · 1.7 miles

    40of 100

    Every first choice met in 2026 · classes of 12 on average · Ofsted: Requires improvement (2023)

    How it scored 40
    • Resultsmatters1.2 of 20 points

      Better than 6% of 160 state schools in England: 14% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2023/24. DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters5 of 20 points

      Ofsted, June 2023: Requires improvement. Ofsted

    • Distancematters3.4 of 20 points

      1.7 miles from the middle of SP5, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters20 of 20 points

      In 2026 every family that put it first for Reception was offered a place. DfE, applications and offers

    • Attendance and behavioura little0 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 23.6% of sessions in 2024/25, against 6.3% at schools with a similar intake; 20.0 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 2.2 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little10 of 10 points

      Classes average 11.5 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page

State secondary schools near SP5

5 state secondary schools within 5 miles of the middle of SP5, ranked by what matters to you. 2 more were left out by your filters.

  1. Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School

    State secondary · Church of England · Grammar · Boys · Salisbury · 2.9 miles

    65of 100

    Ofsted: Outstanding (2022) · results: top 15% in England · 2.9 miles

    How it scored 65
    • Resultsmatters17.2 of 20 points

      Top 15% of 3,101 state schools in England: Progress 8 of +0.55 in 2023/24 (England +0.01). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters20 of 20 points

      Ofsted, November 2022: Outstanding. Ofsted

    • Distancematters8.5 of 20 points

      2.9 miles from the middle of SP5, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters5 of 20 points

      In 2026 not every family that put it first for Year 7 was offered a place: 157 of 213. We hold no figure for how far places reached. DfE, applications and offers

    • Attendance and behavioura little7.6 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 4.7% of sessions in 2024/25, against 5.4% at schools with a similar intake; 0.6 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 2.5 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little7.1 of 10 points

      Classes average 23.5 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page
  2. The Trafalgar School at Downton

    State secondary · Salisbury · 2.8 miles

    61of 100

    Every first choice met in 2026 · Ofsted: Good (2023) · results: better than 48% of schools in England

    How it scored 61
    • Resultsmatters9.7 of 20 points

      Better than 48% of 3,101 state schools in England: Progress 8 of -0.02 in 2023/24 (England +0.01). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points

      Ofsted, July 2023: Good. Ofsted

    • Distancematters8.8 of 20 points

      2.8 miles from the middle of SP5, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters20 of 20 points

      In 2026 every family that put it first for Year 7 was offered a place. DfE, applications and offers

    • Attendance and behavioura little2.9 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 8.6% of sessions in 2024/25, against 7.4% at schools with a similar intake; 13.7 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 8.9 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little5 of 10 points

      Classes average 26.0 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page
  3. South Wilts Grammar School

    State secondary · Grammar · Girls · Salisbury · 3.8 miles

    60of 100

    Results: top 7% in England · Ofsted: Good (2019) · classes of 21 on average

    How it scored 60
    • Resultsmatters18.8 of 20 points

      Top 7% of 3,101 state schools in England: Progress 8 of +0.79 in 2023/24 (England +0.01). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points

      Ofsted, October 2019: Good. Ofsted

    • Distancematters4.8 of 20 points

      3.8 miles from the middle of SP5, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters5 of 20 points

      In 2026 not every family that put it first for Year 7 was offered a place: 157 of 230. We hold no figure for how far places reached. DfE, applications and offers

    • Attendance and behavioura little8 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 4.2% of sessions in 2024/25, against 5.4% at schools with a similar intake; 0.6 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 2.5 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little8.8 of 10 points

      Classes average 21.4 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page
  4. Wyvern St Edmund's Academy

    State secondary · Church of England · Salisbury · 3.4 miles

    50of 100

    Every first choice met in 2026 · results: top 50% in England · classes of 24 on average

    How it scored 50
    • Resultsmatters10.1 of 20 points

      Top 50% of 3,223 state schools in England: Attainment 8 of 46.1 in 2025/26 (England 47.4). No Progress 8 is published for it, so this is Attainment 8. DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters5 of 20 points

      Ofsted, March 2025: Requires improvement. Ofsted

    • Distancematters6.3 of 20 points

      3.4 miles from the middle of SP5, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters20 of 20 points

      In 2026 every family that put it first for Year 7 was offered a place. DfE, applications and offers

    • Attendance and behavioura little2.5 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 9.8% of sessions in 2024/25, against 8.5% at schools with a similar intake; 28.6 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 16.8 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little6.4 of 10 points

      Classes average 24.3 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page
  5. St Joseph's Catholic School

    State secondary · Roman Catholic · Salisbury · 3.5 miles

    49of 100

    Every first choice met in 2026 · classes of 21 on average · absence 7.3% (similar schools 8.5%)

    How it scored 49
    • Resultsmatters1.8 of 20 points

      Better than 9% of 3,101 state schools in England: Progress 8 of -0.64 in 2023/24 (England +0.01). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters5 of 20 points

      Ofsted, February 2024: Requires improvement. Ofsted

    • Distancematters5.9 of 20 points

      3.5 miles from the middle of SP5, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters20 of 20 points

      In 2026 every family that put it first for Year 7 was offered a place. DfE, applications and offers

    • Attendance and behavioura little6.5 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 7.3% of sessions in 2024/25, against 8.5% at schools with a similar intake; 11.4 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 16.8 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little9.4 of 10 points

      Classes average 20.7 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page

How the ranking works. Each school scores out of 100: each thing you care about scores it from 0 to 1 on a published figure, weighted by how much you said it matters, and the points under each school add up to its score. A figure we don't hold counts at the middle and the school says so.

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