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Malmesbury School
Malmesbury • Wiltshire • SN16 0DF
1
2 May 2024
Top 10 Secondary schools in Wiltshire
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
This Top 10 showcases secondary schools in the district of Wiltshire. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total secondary schools
28
Outstanding
3
Good
20
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 12% · G: 77% · RI: 12% · I: 0%
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Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School
Salisbury • Wiltshire • SP1 2ED
1
23 Jan 2023
3
St John's Marlborough
Marlborough • Wiltshire • SN8 4AX
1
29 Oct 2014
4
St Augustine's Catholic College
Trowbridge • Wiltshire • BA14 9EN
2
10 Jun 2024
5
Sheldon School
Chippenham • Wiltshire • SN14 6HJ
2
13 May 2024
6
The Trafalgar School at Downton
Salisbury • Wiltshire • SP5 3HN
2
17 Sep 2023
7
Bradon Forest School
Swindon • Wiltshire • SN5 4AT
2
15 May 2023
8
Abbeyfield School
Chippenham • Wiltshire • SN15 3XB
2
30 Jan 2023
9
The Wellington Academy
Ludgershall • Wiltshire • SP11 9RR
2
28 Nov 2022
10
Melksham Oak Community School
Melksham • Wiltshire • SN12 6QZ
2
27 Nov 2022
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 secondary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Matravers School 2 • Nov 2022
- Kingsbury Green Academy 2 • Jun 2022
- South Wilts Grammar School 2 • Nov 2019
- The Corsham School 2 • Oct 2019
- The Clarendon Academy 2 • Jan 2018
- Sarum Academy 2 • Nov 2017
- Lavington School 2 • Sep 2014
- The John of Gaunt School 2 • Mar 2014
- The Stonehenge School 2 • Feb 2014
- Kingdown School 2 • Sep 2013