South Wilts Grammar School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 22 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Unique reference
- 136391
- Address
- Stratford Road, SP1 3JJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1130 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 9.1%
- Girls
- 90.9%
- First language not English
- 8.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 2.7%
- Persistent absence
- 7.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 4.6%
White British 70.4%
Indian 6.1%
Mixed 4.7%
Unclassified 3.8%
Other White 3.7%
Other Asian 3.3%
African 1.9%
Chinese 1.9%
Other 1.5%
Pakistani 1.1%
Bangladeshi 1.1%
Caribbean 0.3%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.61
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 52%
Local authority average 33%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 97%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 73.2
Local authority average 46.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 6.56
Local authority average 4.08
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 31 |
| Biology | GCSE | 156 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 154 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 29 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 39 |
| English Language | GCSE | 156 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 153 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 36 |
Admissions
South Wilts Grammar School
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 160
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 208
- 2nd preference
- 29
- 3rd preference
- 17
- From another Local Authority
- 87
Offers
- 1st preference
- 159
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 36
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 160 0 160 |
| Year 8 | 156 0 156 |
| Year 9 | 159 0 159 |
| Year 10 | 156 0 156 |
| Year 11 | 160 0 160 |
| Year 12 | 162 55 107 |
| Year 13 | 177 48 129 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 97.0% 88.0% 86.5% |
Further education | 1.0% 32.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 85.0% 47.3% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 9.0% 6.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 3.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 0.0% 4.7% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 0.9% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 89.0% 65.0% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 47.0% 23.3% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 46.0% 22.8% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 7.0% 1.3% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.9% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.7% 1.7% |