Schools in Warminster
Wiltshire · 15 schools
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Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Wiltshire (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
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Schools in Warminster (15)
- Crockerton CofE Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · BA12 8AB
Ofsted: Good (2019)KS2: 62% expected (2025) - Horningsham Primary School
Primary · Ages 5-11 · BA12 7LW
Ofsted: Good (2011)New report cardKS2: 95% expected (2025)86% of first choices got in - New Close Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · BA12 9JJ
Ofsted: Good (2022)New report cardKS2: 79% expected (2025) - Sambourne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · BA12 8LF
Ofsted: Good (2022)KS2: 75% expected (2025) - St John's CofE School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · BA12 9JY
Ofsted: Good (2021)New report cardKS2: 73% expected (2025)68% of first choices got in - The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre
Primary · Ages 3-11 · BA12 9AA
Ofsted: Good (2024)KS2: 65% expected (2025) - The Minster CofE Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · BA12 8JA
Ofsted: Good (2015)KS2: 90% expected (2025)94% of first choices got in - Whitesheet Church of England Primary Academy
Primary · Ages 4-11 · BA12 6NL
Ofsted: Good (2016)New report cardKS2: 67% expected (2025) - Wylye Valley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Primary · Ages 5-11 · BA12 0PN
Ofsted: Good (2013)KS2: 93% expected (2025) - Heytesbury Church of England Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · BA12 0EA
Ofsted: Requires Improvement (2023)KS2: 70% expected (2024) - St George's Catholic Primary School, Warminster
Primary · Ages 4-11 · BA12 9EZ
Ofsted: Requires Improvement (2023)New report cardKS2: 65% expected (2025) - Princecroft Primary School
Primary · Ages 2-11 · BA12 8NT
By type:Primary schools in Warminster (13)All-through schools in Warminster (1)Secondary schools in Warminster (1)
15
13 primary · 1 secondary
3,616
78% capacity used
2
0 outstanding · 2 good
4,661
1,045 spare places
Ofsted Ratings
Best Schools in Warminster
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Area Performance (2026)
Attainment 8
39.4
GCSE Eng+Maths
20.5%
School Capacity & Demand
Housing Growth Detected
36 new homes approved nearby. This could generate an estimated +9 primary and +6 secondary pupils.
Source: MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years)
Primary Schools
81% occupied · 442 spare places
Secondary Schools
81% occupied · 321 spare places
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.