Schools in Trowbridge
Trowbridge has 23 schools in the county town of Wiltshire, including 19 primaries serving the town and surrounding villages such as Westbury, Melksham and Staverton. Wiltshire Council co-ordinates admissions for community schools using defined catchment areas as the primary oversubscription criterion; only if more applicants live within the catchment than places available does distance become the tiebreaker.
Three secondary schools serve the Trowbridge area; the town's population has grown through new housing in recent years, so school places have been under pressure at some primary settings. Wiltshire publishes its co-ordinated admissions scheme each September - families should check school-specific catchment maps on the council's website to confirm their home address falls within their preferred school's zone.
School demand in Trowbridge
Across the 22 schools in Trowbridge with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 81%. None are currently over capacity, but catchment distance still applies in any year a school is oversubscribed.
10 schools in Trowbridge have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
15 of the schools in Trowbridge 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.
11 of the schools in Trowbridge have a current Ofsted rating, of which 11 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary Schools in Trowbridge (19)
Holbrook Primary School
Primary · Community school
Trowbridge · BA14 0PS
Walwayne Court School
Primary · Community school
Trowbridge · BA14 9DU
Newtown Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Trowbridge · BA14 0BB
Hilperton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Trowbridge · BA14 7SB
Holt Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Trowbridge · BA14 6RA
Staverton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Trowbridge · BA14 6NZ
St John's Catholic Primary School, Trowbridge
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Trowbridge · BA14 9EA
The Mead Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Trowbridge · BA14 7GN
Willowbrook Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Trowbridge · BA14 7HE
Castle Mead School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Trowbridge · BA14 6GD
Keevil CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Trowbridge · BA14 6LU
West Ashton Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Trowbridge · BA14 6AZ
St George's Church of England Primary School, Semington
Primary · Academy converter
Trowbridge · BA14 6LP
The Grove Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Trowbridge · BA14 0JG
North Bradley CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Trowbridge · BA14 0TA
Southwick Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Trowbridge · BA14 9PH
Studley Green Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Trowbridge · BA14 9JQ
Bellefield Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Academy converter
Trowbridge · BA14 8TE
Paxcroft Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Trowbridge · BA14 7EB
Secondary Schools in Trowbridge (3)
St Augustine's Catholic College
Secondary · Academy converter
Trowbridge · BA14 9EN
The John of Gaunt School
Secondary · Academy converter
Trowbridge · BA14 9EH
The Clarendon Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Trowbridge · BA14 0DJ
Other Schools in Trowbridge (1)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Trowbridge 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.