Schools in Salisbury
Salisbury has 67 schools including 49 primaries and 7 secondaries. The cathedral city's school network is concentrated in the urban areas of Bemerton, Laverstock and Harnham, with a number of Church of England and Catholic schools applying faith-based oversubscription criteria alongside straight-line distance. Demand for popular primaries in the central and southern areas has increased alongside new housing development.
Secondary provision in Salisbury is fully comprehensive with no selective schools. Bishop Wordsworth's School (grammar-structured but technically selective) and South Wilts Grammar School for Girls are notable exceptions in the county, drawing applicants from Salisbury and surrounding villages. Families should check whether their child is eligible for selective assessment when planning secondary school preferences.
School demand in Salisbury
Across the 64 schools in Salisbury with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 78%. 8 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.
42 schools in Salisbury have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
37 of the schools in Salisbury are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Hampshire, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
30 of the schools in Salisbury have a current Ofsted rating, of which 23 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Salisbury: 6 oversubscribed (49)
West Tytherley Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Salisbury · SP5 1JX
Harnham Infants' School
Primary · Community school
Salisbury · SP2 8JZ
Kiwi Primary School
Primary · Community school
Salisbury · SP4 9JY
Woodlands Primary School
Primary · Community school
Salisbury · SP2 9DY
Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School
Primary · Community school
Salisbury · SP2 7EJ
Durrington Church of England Controlled Junior School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Salisbury · SP4 8DL
Newton Tony Church of England Voluntary Controlled School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Salisbury · SP4 0HF
Harnham Church of England Controlled Junior School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Salisbury · SP2 8JZ
Stratford-sub-Castle Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Salisbury · SP1 3LL
Coombe Bissett Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Salisbury · SP5 4LU
St John's Church of England Primary School, Tisbury
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Salisbury · SP3 6HJ
Sarum St Paul's CofE (VA) Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Salisbury · SP2 7DG
Whiteparish All Saints Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Salisbury · SP5 2SU
St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Salisbury · SP1 2SG
Chilmark and Fonthill Bishop Church of England Aided Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Salisbury · SP3 5AR
Hindon Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Mary's and St John's
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Salisbury · SP3 6EA
Downton CofE VA Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Salisbury · SP5 3LZ
Woodford Valley Church of England Aided School
Primary · Academy converter
Salisbury · SP4 6NR
Pembroke Park Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Salisbury · SP2 9LY
Morgan's Vale and Woodfalls Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Salisbury · SP5 2HU
Netheravon All Saints CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Salisbury · SP4 9PJ
St Mark's CofE Junior School, Salisbury
Primary · Academy converter
Salisbury · SP1 3BL
Wyndham Park Infants' School
Primary · Academy converter
Salisbury · SP1 3BL
Sixpenny Handley First School and Nursery
Primary · Academy converter
Salisbury · SP5 5NJ
Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School
Primary · Academy converter
Salisbury · SP4 8HJ
St Michael's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Salisbury · SP4 8FB
Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Salisbury · SP4 9HP
Shrewton CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Salisbury · SP3 4JT
St. Peter's CE Primary Academy
Primary · Free schools
Salisbury · SP2 9FL
Larkhill Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Salisbury · SP4 8QB
Great Wishford CofE (VA) Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Salisbury · SP2 0PQ
King's Gate Primary School
Primary · Free schools
Salisbury · SP4 7GD
Wilton CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Salisbury · SP2 0ES
Bemerton St John Church of England Primary
Primary · Academy converter
Salisbury · SP2 9NW
Winterslow Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Salisbury · SP5 1RD
Pitton Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Salisbury · SP5 1DT
Greentrees Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Salisbury · SP1 3GZ
Old Sarum Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Salisbury · SP4 6GH
Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Salisbury · SP4 7AX
St Thomas - Becket Church of England Aided Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Salisbury · SP3 4RZ
Dinton CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Salisbury · SP3 5HW
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Salisbury · SP4 0LB
Broad Chalke CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Salisbury · SP5 5DS
Longford Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Salisbury · SP5 4DS
Alderbury and West Grimstead Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Salisbury · SP5 3BD
St Martin's CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Salisbury · SP1 2RG
Gomeldon Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Salisbury · SP4 6JZ
Winterbourne Earls Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Salisbury · SP4 6HA
St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Laverstock
Primary · Academy converter
Salisbury · SP1 1QX
Secondary Schools in Salisbury (7)
St Joseph's Catholic School
Secondary · Voluntary aided school
Salisbury · SP1 1QY
Sarum Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Salisbury · SP2 9HS
South Wilts Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter
Salisbury · SP1 3JJ
Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter
Salisbury · SP1 2ED
Avon Valley Academy
Secondary · Academy converter
Salisbury · SP4 8HH
Wyvern St Edmund's Academy
Secondary · Academy converter
Salisbury · SP1 1RE
The Trafalgar School at Downton
Secondary · Academy converter
Salisbury · SP5 3HN
Other Schools in Salisbury (11)
Chafyn Grove School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Salisbury · SP1 1LR
Salisbury Cathedral School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Salisbury · SP1 2EQ
Sandroyd School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Salisbury · SP5 5QD
Avondale Preparatory School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Salisbury · SP4 9DR
Appleford School
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Salisbury · SP3 4HL
Oneschool Global Uk Salisbury Campus
Not applicable · Other independent school
Salisbury · SP2 0JE
Salisbury Sixth Form College
All through · Free schools 16 to 19
Salisbury · SP1 2JJ
Exeter House Special School
Not applicable · Academy special converter
Salisbury · SP1 3BL
Fountain House Education Suite
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Salisbury · SP1 3UT
The Spires
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Salisbury · SP1 3YA
SAIL (Salisbury Academy for Inspirational Learning)
Not applicable · Free schools special
Salisbury · SP2 7EU
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Salisbury are set by Hampshire and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.