Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Nov 15 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Boys
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Unique reference
- 136500
- Address
- Exeter Street, SP1 2ED
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1188 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 88.4%
- Girls
- 11.6%
- First language not English
- 8.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 3.7%
- Persistent absence
- 4.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 0.9%
White British 68.2%
Unclassified 6.6%
Indian 6%
Mixed 5%
Other White 3.5%
Other Asian 2.9%
African 2.8%
Chinese 1.9%
Pakistani 1.4%
Other 0.9%
Other Black 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 57%
Local authority average 31%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 97%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 73
Local authority average 46.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 6.84
Local authority average 4.04
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 9 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 59 |
| Biology | GCSE | 157 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 34 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 157 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 157 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 156 |
| French | GCSE | 41 |
Admissions
Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 157
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 214
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 5
- From another Local Authority
- 87
Offers
- 1st preference
- 157
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 59
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 160 160 0 |
| Year 8 | 160 160 0 |
| Year 9 | 159 159 0 |
| Year 10 | 160 160 0 |
| Year 11 | 157 157 0 |
| Year 12 | 197 130 67 |
| Year 13 | 195 124 71 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 97.0% 87.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 3.0% 37.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 84.0% 43.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 10.0% 5.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 0.0% 4.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.5% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 85.0% 59.2% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 60.0% 22.6% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.8% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 4.0% 2.3% 2.4% |