- Grammar school for girls
- Wiltshire 11+
South Wilts Grammar School: 11+ entry
Stratford Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 3JJ
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Can we apply, and what did it take?
For September 2027 entry
- Not published yet
Score to qualify
Year 7 places
160
2027 entry, Published Admission Number ()Opens a short explanationPANPublished Admission NumberThe number of places a school offers in its first year group, for example Year 7. The admission authority sets it each year in the school’s admission policy.
Checked, source: South Wilts Grammar School, checkedOpens a short explanationfurthest distance offeredHow far from the school the last child offered a place under the distance rule lived, in one year. It changes every year with the number of children who apply, so it is history, not a promise.
13.3miles
2026 entry
Checked, source: South Wilts Grammar School, checked
Your next deadline
Next: School place applications close: Common Application Form ()Opens a short explanationCAFCommon Application FormThe form you use to apply for a secondary school place. You send it to your own council, even for schools in another area, and you list the schools you want in order of preference. In England it closes on 31 October.
in 11 days
Can we get in?
How far offers reached
Each bar shows how far from South Wilts Grammar School the last child offered a place lived, under the last admission rule the offers reached. Up to five years, on one scale.
Qualifying is not the same as being offered a place.
Reaching the school's standard means your child can be considered. If more children qualify than there are places, the school gives places using its admission rules, in order. The figures below show how far those rules reached in past years. They are history, not a prediction: they change every year with who applies.
Distance from home to school, in miles
- National Offer Day
Furthest distance offered under criterion (f)
- 2027 entryNot known yetOffers are made on Monday 1 March 2027
- 2026 entryRound not stated
Offers went to children living up to 13.3 miles away.
- 2025 entryRound not stated
Offers went to children living up to 16.5 miles away.
- 2024 entryRound not stated
Offers went to children living up to 19.4 miles away.
- 2023 entryRound not stated
Offers went to children living up to 33.6 miles away.
- 2022 entryRound not stated
Offers went to children living up to 33.9 miles away.
How distance is measured (the school's 2027 admission rules): Straight line from home to school, using local authority.
Source: South Wilts Grammar School, checkedWhat the words mean
- National Offer Day:
- the first offers, made on 1 March (or the next working day).
- Final:
- how far offers had reached later, after places were offered from the waiting list.
- Admission rule:
- schools give places rule by rule, in order. The distance is only how far the last rule reached.
- N/A or “All offered”:
- no distance was needed to decide places under that rule, for example because everyone who applied under it got a place.
- No figure published:
- nobody published a figure for that year, or we have not checked one yet. We never fill a gap with a guess.
Other published figures
- 2026 entry: Qualifying score (aggregate score): 293
- 2025 entry: Qualifying score (aggregate score): 295
- 2024 entry: Qualifying score (aggregate score): 295
- 2023 entry: Qualifying score (aggregate score): 295
- 2022 entry: Qualifying score (aggregate score): 296
- 2021 entry: Qualifying score (aggregate score): 297
- 2020 entry: Qualifying score (aggregate score): 296
- 2019 entry: Qualifying score (aggregate score): 295
Source: South Wilts Grammar School, checked
Applications and offers, September 2026 entry (Department for Education)
How many families applied to South Wilts Grammar School and how many places it offered. Applicants per place is all applications divided by offers. Families apply to several schools and not every applicant qualifies, so it is not the chance of a place.
| Figure | Department for Education |
|---|---|
| First-preference applications | 230First-preference applications, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000009,South West,865,E06000054,Wiltshire,Secondary,8655412,z,3,South Wilts Grammar School,158,158,157,1,0,266,230,22,13,1.464968152866242,1.4556962025316456,81,28,Academy converter,No religious character,2,Selective,Urban: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001460,Salisbury,136391,7View the official source |
| All applications (any preference) | 266All applications (any preference), 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000009,South West,865,E06000054,Wiltshire,Secondary,8655412,z,3,South Wilts Grammar School,158,158,157,1,0,266,230,22,13,1.464968152866242,1.4556962025316456,81,28,Academy converter,No religious character,2,Selective,Urban: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001460,Salisbury,136391,7View the official source |
| Places offered on National Offer Day | 158Places offered on National Offer Day, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000009,South West,865,E06000054,Wiltshire,Secondary,8655412,z,3,South Wilts Grammar School,158,158,157,1,0,266,230,22,13,1.464968152866242,1.4556962025316456,81,28,Academy converter,No religious character,2,Selective,Urban: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001460,Salisbury,136391,7View the official source |
| Applicants per place | 1.7Applicants per place, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000009,South West,865,E06000054,Wiltshire,Secondary,8655412,z,3,South Wilts Grammar School,158,158,157,1,0,266,230,22,13,1.464968152866242,1.4556962025316456,81,28,Academy converter,No religious character,2,Selective,Urban: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001460,Salisbury,136391,7View the official source |
Source: Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics), checked
About these figures
South Wilts publishes a sheet of 11+ statistics covering recent entry years; the latest version is dated Friday 12 June 2026South Wilts Grammar School: Statistics dateChecked 9 Oct 2026 against South Wilts Grammar School.The source says: Some useful 11+ statistics as at 12 June 2026
View the official source. The pass mark is a combined standardised score and is set again each year, so treat these figures as a guide, not a promise.
The distance column is the furthest home-to-school distance among places the school offered under its distance-only criterion that year, as the school reports it.
How the places were filled (offers by priority group, from the same sheet):
What the series shows: candidate numbers have risen in recent years, while the pass mark has stayed in a narrow band. Places for girls with pupil or service premium priority have grown, places in the "other girls" group have fallen since their peak, and the furthest distance offered has come down in the latest years. Where the total is above the published number of places (160South Wilts Grammar School 2026 entry: Places availableChecked 9 Oct 2026 against South Wilts Grammar School.The source says: Year of Entry | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 ... Places Available | 160 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 160
View the official source), the school notes that the extra girls were admitted on appeal.
At a glance
South Wilts Grammar School in brief
tap a value for its source
- Pupils
- girlsPupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against South Wilts Grammar School.The source says:
It is a single sex non-denominational school for girls (registered female at birth), aged 11 to 16 and coeducational in the sixth form.
View the official source - Who the school admits.
- School type
- academySchool typeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against South Wilts Grammar School.The source says:
South Wilts Grammar School (SWGS) is a selective grammar school with Academy status
View the official source - How the school is run and funded.
- Year 7 places
- 160Year 7 placesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against South Wilts Grammar School.The source says:
SWGS has a planned admission number for Year 7 of 160.
View the official source2027 entry - The (PAN): how many children the school plans to admit.
- Opens a short explanationcatchmentAn area, set by a school or a council, where children get higher priority for a place. Living inside it is not an offer of a place. Not every school has a catchment.
- A mapped area (see the admission rules)
- Where children get priority. Living inside it does not by itself mean a place.
- Supplementary Information Form (SIF)
- Yes, for this school
- An extra form some schools ask for. It goes to the school, not the council.
Key dates
Dates for September 2027 entry
For children in Year 6 in 2026/27.
South Wilts Grammar School
Done: Test registration closes
11:59pm
Done: Test day
Next: School place applications close (CAF)
in 11 days
Coming up: National Offer Day
Not published yet: Test registration opens
Not yet published
Not published yet: Results
Not yet published
Not published yet: Appeal deadline
Not yet published
Year 5 now? Dates for September 2028 entry
South Wilts Grammar School
Next: Test registration opens
Coming up: Test day
Not published yet: Test registration closes
Not yet published
Not published yet: Results
Not yet published
Not published yet: School place applications close: Common Application Form (CAF)
Not yet published
Not published yet: National Offer Day
Not yet published
Not published yet: Appeal deadline
Not yet published
Notes on these dates
When are 2027-entry results out? The school's 11+ web page and its information leaflet for 2027 entry give different dates, so we are not quoting either. Please check with the school (admissions@swgs.wilts.sch.ukSouth Wilts Grammar School: Admissions contactChecked 9 Oct 2026 against South Wilts Grammar School.The source says: Please contact admissions@swgs.wilts.sch.uk if you have any questions.
View the official source) if you are unsure. What both documents agree on: results appear on the school's admissions portal, showing your daughter's score and whether she met the standard, in time for the council application deadline. The school's documents also disagree on when registration opened for 2027 entry, though that step has passed.
How places are given
8 admission rules, in order, for 2027 entry
If more children qualify than there are places, South Wilts Grammar School gives places using these rules (its Opens a short explanationoversubscription criteriaThe rules a school uses, in order, to decide who gets a place when more children apply than there are places. For example: children in care first, then brothers and sisters of pupils, then distance from home.), in this order (2027 entry).
- a
Girls with an Education, Health and Care Plan ()Opens a short explanationEHCPEducation, Health and Care PlanA legal document, written by the council, for a child who needs more support than a school can usually give. If a plan names a school, that school must admit the child. naming SWGS who meet the entry standard
The policy's own words
Students with an EHCP where SWGS is named and have achieved the entry criteria will be admitted before all other oversubscription criteria.
- b
Eligible looked after and previously looked after children
The policy's own words
Eligible students who are classed as a 'looked after child' ...
- c
(i) Pupil premium girls living in catchment; (ii) service premium girls who meet the standard
The policy's own words
Students who attract the Pupil Premium ... and are living within catchment. ... Students who attract the Service Premium who have met the required academic standard.
- d
Girls who meet the standard and live in the school catchment area
The policy's own words
Students who achieve the required academic standard who live in the school catchment area.
- e
Pupil premium girls who meet the standard but live outside catchment
The policy's own words
Students who attract ... the Pupil Premium who have met the required academic standard but are living outside catchment.
- f
Daughters of staff (2+ years)
The policy's own words
reside with at least one parent or step-parent who is a contracted member of staff at the School and has been so for at least two years.
- g
Out-of-catchment girls with a sister at the school, nearest first
The policy's own words
in order of nearness to school as the crow flies who live outside the catchment area and have a sibling ... attending the school
- h
Other girls who meet the standard, nearest first
The policy's own words
Other students who achieve the required academic standard by rank order nearness to school as the crow flies.
Source: South Wilts Grammar School, checked
- Who qualifies
- the three age-standardised scores (maths, English, verbal reasoning, equally weighted) are added; reaching the standardised pass mark means a passSource: South Wilts Grammar School, checked
- Catchment
- a catchment area defined by a map available from the school and on its websiteSource: South Wilts Grammar School, checked
- If two children are level for the last place
- distance within each criterion, nearest firstSource: South Wilts Grammar School, checked
- Brothers and sisters
- Brothers and sisters of pupils at the school get priority.Source: South Wilts Grammar School, checked
- Pupil premium
- pass mark 3% lower for pupil premium applicants, with 10 places reserved for them; in-catchment pupil premium girls are criterion c(i), out-of-catchment criterion eSource: South Wilts Grammar School, checked
- Supplementary form
- SWGS online 11+ test registration form/portal, which also provides evidence for the oversubscription criteria; does not replace the local authority (LA) application.Source: South Wilts Grammar School, checked
- Waiting list
- Qualified applicants not offered a place go on the school's waiting list, ordered by the oversubscription criteria regardless of application time; valid for the academic year, then lapses.Source: South Wilts Grammar School, checked
- Address used
- The address you live at on Friday 1 May 2026 is the one that counts.Source: South Wilts Grammar School, checked
The admission rules for September 2028 entry are not published yet. We check the school's website and add them when they appear.
More detail from our guide
2027 entry. If more girls reach the standard than there are places, South Wilts fills them in this order (its policy labels the groups with letters, a to h, so the policy's group c is criterion 3 below and group e is criterion 5): (1) Girls with an EHCP naming SWGS who meet the entry standard. (2) Eligible looked after and previously looked after children. (3) (i) Pupil premium girls living in catchment; (ii) service premium girls who meet the standard. (4) Girls who meet the standard and live in the school catchment area. (5) Pupil premium girls who meet the standard but live outside catchment. (6) Daughters of staff (2+ years). (7) Out-of-catchment girls with a sister at the school, nearest first. (8) Other girls who meet the standard, nearest first.South Wilts Grammar School: Oversubscription criteria (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against South Wilts Grammar School.The source says: Appendix 1 – Over-Subscription Criteria
View the official source
- Catchment area: a catchment area defined by a map available from the school and on its websiteSouth Wilts Grammar School 2027 entry: DescriptionChecked 9 Oct 2026 against South Wilts Grammar School.The source says:
A map of the catchment area can be obtained from the school and is also available on
View the official source. - Address: girls must have lived at the address used for the application since Friday 1 May 2026South Wilts Grammar School: Address date (where your child must live) (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against South Wilts Grammar School.The source says:
Applicants for the 11+ must have been resident at this address since 1 May 2026.
View the official source. The policy explains how some later moves are treated, so read it if you are moving. - Distance: straight line ('as the crow flies'); LA-supplied distances for Year 7 from home to schoolSouth Wilts Grammar School: Distance rule (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against South Wilts Grammar School.The source says:
For entry into year 7 following the 11+, distances supplied by the LA will be used and these will measure straight line distances.
View the official source. Ties within a group: distance within each criterion, nearest firstSouth Wilts Grammar School: Tie break (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against South Wilts Grammar School.The source says:Distance will be used as the tie breaker in each criterion with those living nearest the school given priority.
View the official source. - A sister at the school? YesSouth Wilts Grammar School: Sibling priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against South Wilts Grammar School.The source says:
have a sibling ... attending the school and living at the same residence on the date of admission of the child.
View the official source, it counts, but only for girls who live outside the catchment area (criterion 7 in the list above). - Service families: service premium girls who meet the standard are in criterion c(ii)South Wilts Grammar School: Service children priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against South Wilts Grammar School.The source says:
Students who attract the Service Premium who have met the required academic standard.
View the official source. - Does a higher score help? NoSouth Wilts Grammar School: Ranked by score (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against South Wilts Grammar School.The source says:
Other students who achieve the required academic standard by rank order nearness to school as the crow flies.
View the official source. Distance, not score, separates girls in the same group. - Policy status: we could not find a determination date in the published 2027 policy.
Pupil premium. South Wilts sets a lower bar and keeps places for girls eligible for the pupil premium: pass mark 3% lower for pupil premium applicants, with 10 places reserved for them; in-catchment pupil premium girls are criterion c(i), out-of-catchment criterion eSouth Wilts Grammar School: Pp priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against South Wilts Grammar School.The source says: The pass mark for those who qualify for pupil premium will be 3% lower than the standard pass mark and 10 places will be reserved for them. If fewer than 10 pass at the reduced pass mark, then the places will be re-allocated to standard pass mark applicants.
View the official source. If too few girls reach the reduced pass mark to fill the reserved places, the unused places return to girls who reached the standard pass mark.
2028 entry: South Wilts Grammar School: Document status (2028)Not yet published by South Wilts Grammar School; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: Admissions Policy 2025-26 Admissions Policy 2026-27 Admissions Policy 2027-28
View the official source. We will update this section once the school publishes its admission arrangements for September 2028.
The test
The entrance test
- Test date, 2027 entry
- Saturday 26 September 2026
The papers are administered at SWGSSouth Wilts Grammar School 2027 entry: Test venueChecked 9 Oct 2026 against South Wilts Grammar School.The source says: For security and copyright reasons test papers are administered at SWGS.
View the official source, in a single sitting with short breaks between them. They cover Maths; English (reading comprehension, spelling, punctuation and grammar); Verbal ReasoningSouth Wilts Grammar School 11+ (GL Assessment): PapersChecked 9 Oct 2026 against South Wilts Grammar School.The source says: The test is in multiple-choice format and consists of three papers: a. Maths b. English c. Verbal Reasoning
View the official source.
How the score works: each paper age-standardised by GL Assessment, equally weighted, and the three scores addedSouth Wilts Grammar School 11+ (GL Assessment): StandardisationChecked 9 Oct 2026 against South Wilts Grammar School.The source says: The scores attained in the maths, English and verbal reasoning tests are standardised to make allowances for the child’s age in relation to the ages of the other children and to give the three tests equal weighting.
View the official source. Girls whose total reaches that year's standardised pass mark have met the standard, and there is no ranking among the girls who reach it.
Getting ready and getting registered:
- Practice material: GL practice papers (shops or GL) and a small free selection on the SWGS website; past papers not releasedSouth Wilts Grammar School 11+ (GL Assessment): Familiarisation materialsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against South Wilts Grammar School.The source says:
a small ... selection of practice papers may be downloaded for free via the SWGS website.
View the official source. - Warm-up paper and second sitting: familiarisation verbal reasoning paper (not marked): Saturday 19 September 2026; alternative sitting for children unable to attend: Wednesday 7 October 2026South Wilts Grammar School 2027 entry: OtherChecked 9 Oct 2026 against South Wilts Grammar School.The source says:
Arrangements will be made for any child who cannot attend on Saturday 26 September 20256 to sit the 11+ Test on Wednesday 7 October 2026 instead.
View the official source. - Registration: register with the school through its online 11+ test registration formSouth Wilts Grammar School: Registration route (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against South Wilts Grammar School.The source says:
The SWGS online 11+ Test Registration Form will be available on the admissions page on the SWGS website
View the official source, by Tuesday 1 September 2026, midnightSouth Wilts Grammar School 2027 entry: Registration closesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against South Wilts Grammar School.The source says:must be completed and submitted by midnight on Tuesday 1 September 2026.
View the official source. Requests for access arrangements, with evidence, had the same deadline. - Late requests: South Wilts says registrations after 1 September 2026 may miss the 31 October deadline; a later sitting is arrangedSouth Wilts Grammar School 2027 entry: Late registrationChecked 9 Oct 2026 against South Wilts Grammar School.The source says:
Registrations to take the 11+ that are received after Tueday 1 September 2026 may NOT be processed in time for the 31 October 2026 LA application deadline.
View the official source. For the latest requests, its policy describes a late test in December 2026South Wilts Grammar School: Late11 plus testChecked 9 Oct 2026 against South Wilts Grammar School.The source says:Applicants will be offered the opportunity to sit the late 11+ test in early December providing SWGS is included as one of the options on the common application form.
View the official source, open only if South Wilts is named on your council application. - A difficult test day: if you think illness or something else affected your daughter on the day, the school asked for a letter with evidence by Friday 2 October 2026South Wilts Grammar School: Illness claim deadlineChecked 9 Oct 2026 against South Wilts Grammar School.The source says:
any parent who considers that their child’s performance may have been adversely affected on the day of the test is required to write to SWGS by Friday 2 October 2026 giving full background information and accompanying evidence
View the official source.
2028 entry. Registration opens on Wednesday 24 March 2027South Wilts Grammar School 2028 entry: Registration opensChecked 9 Oct 2026 against South Wilts Grammar School.The source says: | 11+ test registration opens | Wednesday 24 March 2027 |
View the official source, and the test is on Saturday 25 September 2027South Wilts Grammar School 2028 entry: Test dateChecked 9 Oct 2026 against South Wilts Grammar School.The source says: | 11+ test | Saturday 25 September 2027 |
View the official source. The school has not yet confirmed the provider or format for that year. See also how the Salisbury tests compare.
Open days
Next: Year 5 Talk & Tour, Fri 6 Nov 2026
Done: Year 5 Talk & Tour (passed)
10:00-11:30
Done: Year 5 Talk & Tour (passed)
10:00-11:30
Coming up: Year 5 Talk & Tour
10-11:30am
Coming up: Year 5 Talk & Tour
10-11:30am
Coming up: Year 5 Talk & Tour
10-11:30am
Coming up: Open Evening for Year 5 pupils and parents (September 2028 entry)
Source: South Wilts Grammar School, checked
If you are refused a place
Reviews, appeals and the waiting list
General information, not legal advice.
- How appeals work
- Appeal form from admissions@swgs.wilts.sch.uk; register within 20 school days of the refusal notification; independent appeal panel; selection and resources grounds; LA application naming SWGS required.Source: South Wilts Grammar School, checked
General information, not legal advice.
Offers arrive on National Offer Day (Monday 1 March 2027South Wilts Grammar School 2027 entry: National Offer DayChecked 9 Oct 2026 against South Wilts Grammar School.The source says: | National Offer Day | Monday 1 March 2027 |
View the official source). Reply by Monday 15 March 2027South Wilts Grammar School: Offer acceptance deadlineChecked 9 Oct 2026 against South Wilts Grammar School.The source says: If parents do not respond by the 15 March 2027 it will be assumed that the place offered has been declined.
View the official source: the policy says a place with no reply by then is treated as declined. If your daughter is refused a place, the school sends details of how to appeal soon after Offer Day, and hearings take place in May/June 2027South Wilts Grammar School: Appeals hearing windowChecked 9 Oct 2026 against South Wilts Grammar School.The source says: details of how to lodge an appeal will be sent out in early March. The appeals will be held in May/June 2027.
View the official source The appeals timetable we found on the school's site was for 2026 entry, so look for the 2027-entry version before you start.
The statistics above show that a few girls have been admitted on appeal in recent years, but most appeals for a full school do not succeed, so keep a realistic second choice on your council form. Our grammar school appeals guide explains how the process works.
Official documents and sources
6 sources, each kept as an archived copy
- Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics)
Spreadsheet · copy archived by ExamKind on 16 Oct 2026
- South Wilts Grammar School
PDF document · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- South Wilts Grammar School
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- South Wilts Grammar School
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- South Wilts Grammar School
PDF document · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- South Wilts Grammar School
PDF document · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
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