Wyvern St Edmund's Academy Catchment Area
Wyvern St Edmund's Academy is an academy converter secondary school in Salisbury, Wiltshire , serving pupils aged 11-16, with 1335 pupils, and a capacity of 1400 places. The school is operating close to capacity, and catchment area boundaries apply when the school is oversubscribed.
11-16
Age range
1,335
Pupils
1,400
Capacity
95%
Fill rate
Good
Ofsted 2013
Wyvern St Edmund's Academy Catchment Area Information
What is the catchment area for Wyvern St Edmund's Academy?
The catchment area for Wyvern St Edmund's Academy is the geographic zone Wiltshire uses to prioritise admissions when this secondary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Wiltshire publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Admission to Wyvern St Edmund's Academy is managed by Wiltshire and typically includes both faith criteria and catchment area proximity. The weighting given to each criterion depends on the school's published oversubscription policy, which is reviewed annually.
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The official admissions policy, including the catchment boundary map, is published by Wiltshire before each admissions cycle. Always verify your address with the council before submitting an application, as boundaries can change year to year.
Find Wiltshire catchment area documents →Wyvern St Edmund's Academy: 1400 places, 95% filled: nearing capacity
Wyvern St Edmund's Academy has a published admission number of 1400 places. 1335 pupils were enrolled in the most recent data, giving a fill rate of 95%. The school is operating close to its limit. In years where applications exceed 1400, Wiltshire's admissions team applies distance-based tiebreakers. Families within the school's historical catchment boundary are well placed, but a boundary check with the council is recommended before applying.
The fill-rate figure above reflects overall demand, but the school's intake also varies by community profile. 20.7% of pupils at Wyvern St Edmund's Academy are eligible for free school meals, broadly in line with the national average. This reflects a mixed catchment population across Wiltshire.
To check whether your home address falls within the historical catchment boundary, use the postcode search tool on this site.
Wiltshire publishes its full admissions policy, including oversubscription criteria, the previous year's last-distance figures, and the appeals timetable, on the council's official admissions page. Find Wiltshire school admissions →
Wyvern St Edmund's Academy: School Information
- Full address
- Church Road, Laverstock, Salisbury, SP1 1RE
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase of education
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11-16 years
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 20.7% of pupils
- DfE URN
- 144388
Other Secondary Schools in Salisbury
If Wyvern St Edmund's Academy is oversubscribed, these secondary schools in Salisbury are the next closest alternatives.
St Joseph's Catholic School Catchment Area
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Sarum Academy Catchment Area
Academy sponsor led · SP2 9HS
South Wilts Grammar School Catchment Area
Academy converter · SP1 3JJ
Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School Catchment Area
Academy converter · SP1 2ED
Avon Valley Academy Catchment Area
Academy converter · SP4 8HH
The Trafalgar School at Downton Catchment Area
Academy converter · SP5 3HN
Other Church of England Schools in Wiltshire
Wyvern St Edmund's Academy shares its religious character with these Church of England schools across Wiltshire. Faith criteria typically sit alongside catchment distance in each school's admissions policy.
Ashton Keynes Church of England Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary controlled school · Swindon
Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary controlled school · Bradford-on-Avon
Broad Hinton Church of England Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary controlled school · Swindon
Broad Town Church of England Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary controlled school · Swindon
Nearest secondary schools by distance
These are the secondary schools closest to Wyvern St Edmund's Academy by straight-line distance, including ones across a town or council boundary. Distance is not the same as being in catchment: always check each school's own admissions policy for its actual boundary.
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Frequently Asked Questions: Wyvern St Edmund's Academy
What is the catchment area for Wyvern St Edmund's Academy? ▾
The catchment area for Wyvern St Edmund's Academy is the geographic zone Wiltshire uses to prioritise admissions when this secondary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Wiltshire publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Is Wyvern St Edmund's Academy oversubscribed? ▾
Wyvern St Edmund's Academy is operating close to its capacity of 1400 places (95% full). Catchment boundaries are likely to apply when the school is oversubscribed at the next intake.
What is the admissions policy for Wyvern St Edmund's Academy? ▾
Wyvern St Edmund's Academy uses both faith criteria and catchment area proximity in its admissions policy. The weighting is reviewed annually and published by Wiltshire before each admissions cycle.
What age range does Wyvern St Edmund's Academy cover? ▾
Wyvern St Edmund's Academy is a secondary school in Salisbury, Wiltshire, serving pupils aged 11-16. For the latest information, visit the school's website or the DfE Get Information About Schools service.
What is the Ofsted rating for Wyvern St Edmund's Academy? ▾
Wyvern St Edmund's Academy was rated Good by Ofsted in 2013. Full inspection reports are available at reports.ofsted.gov.uk.