Best Schools in Trowbridge

How many schools are there in Trowbridge?

Trowbridge has 24 open schools: 20 state primary, 3 state secondary or all-through and 1 independent.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Are there any Outstanding schools in Trowbridge?

None of the 16 graded schools in Trowbridge currently holds an Outstanding rating. 15 are rated Good, so 94% are Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Trowbridge get the best GCSE results?

Of the 3 schools in Trowbridge with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at St Augustine's Catholic College, with an Attainment 8 score of 49.4 and 51% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; The John of Gaunt School, with an Attainment 8 score of 41.9 and 35% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and The Clarendon Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 39 and 30% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

St Augustine's Catholic CollegeThe John of Gaunt SchoolThe Clarendon Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Trowbridge have the best SATs results?

Of the 18 primary schools in Trowbridge with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at St George's Church of England Primary School, Semington (100% in reading, 100% in maths); The Grove Primary School (83% in reading, 88% in maths); and West Ashton Church of England Primary School (79% in reading, 86% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

St George's Church of England Primary School, SemingtonThe Grove Primary SchoolWest Ashton Church of England Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Trowbridge?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Trowbridge selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Trowbridge have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Trowbridge have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Trowbridge?

Apply to your council - Wiltshire or Cardiff, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.