Best Schools in Warminster
Wiltshire · 15 schools ranked by Ofsted Rating
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Schools in Warminster ranked
Horningsham Primary School
KS2 Read
100%
Wylye Valley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
KS2 Read
90%
Mere School
KS2 Read
89%
The Minster CofE Primary School
KS2 Read
90%
New Close Primary School
KS2 Read
79%
Sambourne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
KS2 Read
77%
Kingdown School
A8
45.8
A-Level
C+
St John's CofE School
KS2 Read
82%
Parents
96%
Whitesheet Church of England Primary Academy
KS2 Read
50%
The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre
KS2 Read
63%
Crockerton CofE Primary School
KS2 Read
67%
Parents
88%
Heytesbury Church of England Primary School
KS2 Read
67%
St George's Catholic Primary School, Warminster
KS2 Read
65%
Princecroft Primary School
Warminster School
A8
33.0
A-Level
C+
Questions parents ask about schools in Warminster
How many schools are there in Warminster?
Warminster has 15 open schools: 13 state primary, 1 state secondary or all-through and 1 independent.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Are there any Outstanding schools in Warminster?
None of the 13 graded schools in Warminster currently holds an Outstanding rating. 11 are rated Good, so 85% 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 primary schools in Warminster have the best SATs results?
Of the 11 primary schools in Warminster with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Horningsham Primary School (100% in reading, 89% in maths); Wylye Valley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (90% in reading, 95% in maths); and Mere School (89% in reading, 91% 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.
Horningsham Primary SchoolWylye Valley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolMere School
Source: DfE school performance data
Are there grammar schools in Warminster?
No. None of the state secondary schools in Warminster selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Do schools in Warminster have catchment areas?
Most state schools in Warminster have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Wiltshire 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 Warminster?
Apply to Wiltshire 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.