Schools in Wiltshire
Wiltshire · 3 schools
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Wiltshire (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Wiltshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Schools in Wiltshire (3)
By type:Special schools in Wiltshire (1)Senior schools in Wiltshire (1)All-through schools in Wiltshire (1)
3
0 primary · 0 secondary
1,506
88% capacity used
0
0 outstanding · 0 good
1,715
209 spare places
Ofsted Ratings
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Area Performance (2026)
Attainment 8
22.0
GCSE Eng+Maths
0.0%
Questions parents ask about schools in Wiltshire
How many schools are there in Wiltshire?
Wiltshire has 3 open schools: 2 independent and 1 special.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Are there any Outstanding schools in Wiltshire?
None of the 1 graded schools in Wiltshire currently holds an Outstanding rating. 1 is rated Good, so 100% 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
Do schools in Wiltshire have catchment areas?
Most state schools in Wiltshire 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 Wiltshire?
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.