Schools in Devizes
Devizes is a historic market town in central Wiltshire with 20 state schools - 15 primary and 2 secondary - serving the town and the surrounding rural Vale of Pewsey and North Wiltshire villages. Wiltshire Council coordinates school admissions, using home-to-school distance as the main tiebreaker when schools are oversubscribed after priority categories. The town is a key service centre for a large rural hinterland, and its school catchments extend into neighbouring villages across a wide area.
Secondary admissions in Devizes are coordinated by Wiltshire Council through its co-ordinated scheme. St James' School and Lavington School are the two secondaries in the area. Families in rural parishes such as Bishops Cannings, Urchfont and Market Lavington should verify which secondary school their address is linked to, as Wiltshire's published catchment maps show boundary changes each year. Wiltshire publishes admissions information and catchment boundaries each autumn.
School demand in Devizes
Across the 17 schools in Devizes with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 88%. 5 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
13 schools in Devizes have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
16 of the schools in Devizes are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Wiltshire, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
8 of the schools in Devizes have a current Ofsted rating, of which 6 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Devizes: 5 oversubscribed (15)
Nursteed Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Devizes · SN10 3BF
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Devizes
Primary · Academy converter
Devizes · SN10 1DD
The Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Devizes · SN10 5TL
Wansdyke School
Primary · Academy converter
Devizes · SN10 5EF
Dauntsey Academy Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Devizes · SN10 4HY
Southbroom St James Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Devizes · SN10 3AH
The Trinity Church of England Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Devizes · SN10 2FH
Southbroom Infants' School
Primary · Academy converter
Devizes · SN10 5AA
Bishops Cannings Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Devizes · SN10 2LD
Chirton Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Devizes · SN10 3QS
All Cannings Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Devizes · SN10 3PG
Rowde CofE Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Devizes · SN10 2ND
St Barnabas Church of England School, Market Lavington
Primary · Academy converter
Devizes · SN10 4NT
Five Lanes Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Devizes · SN10 5SE
Urchfont Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Devizes · SN10 4RA
Secondary Schools in Devizes (2)
Other Schools in Devizes (3)
Dauntsey's School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Devizes · SN10 4HE
Downland School
Not applicable · Community special school
Devizes · SN10 5EF
Silverwood School
Not applicable · Community special school
Devizes · SN10 2QQ
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Devizes are set by Wiltshire and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.