Schools / Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School
Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School is a selective grammar school for boys in Salisbury, Wiltshire, educating around 1,200 pupils aged 11 to 18. It is a Church of England school. Entry to Year 7 is through the school's own GL Assessment entrance test, shared in format with the other Salisbury grammar school.
Athena holds admission-route records for Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School. They are shown by entry cycle below; where the provider changes between cycles, each cycle keeps its own recorded exam.
Set by GL Assessment
School's own GL Assessment entrance test (the two Salisbury grammars' tests differ slightly in content).
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Route record: verified · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
Set by GL Assessment
School's own GL Assessment entrance test (the two Salisbury grammars' tests differ slightly in content).
10713 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: verified · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
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Test: Autumn term of Year 6 (September–October) — see the route description for the sitting pattern
Results: Autumn term — outcomes are published to registered parents
Offers: National Offer Day — Wednesday 1 March 2028
When to start preparing: Start preparing in the spring term of Year 5 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).
General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.
Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28
Test: Autumn term of Year 6 (September–October) — see the route description for the sitting pattern
Results: Autumn term — outcomes are published to registered parents
Offers: National Offer Day — Monday 1 March 2027
When to start preparing: Start preparing in the spring term of Year 5 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).
General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.
Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28
Places are allocated under the school’s published oversubscription criteria after its entrance assessment — the statutory priorities (EHCP and looked-after children) first. See the school’s admissions policy for its exact criteria.
GCSE: Attainment 8 score 73.1; 96.8% of pupils achieved grade 9-5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
DfE performance tables
A level: Average point score per A level entry 43.63 (average grade B+); 32.8% of A level students achieved AAB or higher
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Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28 · official source · checked 2026-10-28
GCSE: Attainment 8 score 72.3; 95.5% of pupils achieved grade 9-5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
DfE performance tables
A level: Average point score per A level entry 42.97 (average grade B+)
DfE performance tables
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28
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