Wiltshire school admissions

For a September 2027 start, secondary applications close on 31 Oct 2026 and primary applications on 15 Jan 2027. Always confirm details on the council's own admissions page.

How to apply

Apply online through the council where you live, naming several schools in order of preference — including schools in other council areas. Every preference is considered equally against each school's admission criteria, and you're offered the highest-ranked school that can offer you a place.

Wiltshire admissions page GOV.UK: School admissions

Council link checked 6 Nov 2026.

Key dates for September 2027

Secondary applications close	31 Oct 2026	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Primary (reception) applications close	15 Jan 2027	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Secondary national offer day	1 Mar 2027	1 March or next working day
Primary national offer day	16 Apr 2027	16 April or next working day

Appeals

The council hasn't published a single appeal date we've confirmed. By law you must have at least 20 school days from the date of your refusal letter.

Counting school days from Wiltshire's term dates, 20 school days after offer day is 13 Apr 2027 (secondary) and 17 May 2027 (primary) — the earliest any deadline can be.

Source: School Admissions Code and School Admission Appeals Code (Open Government Licence v3.0).

Applications and offers by school, 2026/27

Catchment areas and admission decisions are made by the school's admissions authority (the local council or, for academies and many faith schools, the school or trust). Distances and past figures don't guarantee a place.

Secondary schools (28)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
Abbeyfield School	135	271	131	131	2.0 per offer
Avon Valley Academy	107	179	99	99	1.7 per offer
Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School	157	249	213	157	1.6 per offer
Bradon Forest School	174	394	163	162	2.3 per offer
Devizes School	136	146	104	104	1.1 per offer
Hardenhuish School	236	505	272	233	2.1 per offer
Kingdown School	203	238	195	195	1.2 per offer
Kingsbury Green Academy	189	234	184	184	1.2 per offer
Lavington School	168	304	205	154	1.8 per offer
Malmesbury School	270	356	257	257	1.3 per offer
Matravers School	167	185	164	164	1.1 per offer
Melksham Oak Community School	168	177	157	157	1.1 per offer
Pewsey Vale School	56	98	39	39	1.8 per offer
Royal Wootton Bassett Academy	230	367	222	222	1.6 per offer
Sarum Academy	116	169	105	105	1.5 per offer
Sheldon School	211	462	178	178	2.2 per offer
South Wilts Grammar School	158	266	230	157	1.7 per offer
St Augustine's Catholic College	170	278	178	167	1.6 per offer
St John's Marlborough	265	373	308	263	1.4 per offer
St Joseph's Catholic School	102	261	86	86	2.6 per offer
St Laurence School	219	310	196	196	1.4 per offer
The Clarendon Academy	117	246	115	115	2.1 per offer
The Corsham School	222	323	229	214	1.5 per offer
The John of Gaunt School	226	351	221	221	1.6 per offer
The Stonehenge School	195	308	185	185	1.6 per offer
The Trafalgar School at Downton	144	369	130	130	2.6 per offer
The Wellington Academy	151	189	143	143	1.3 per offer
Wyvern St Edmund's Academy	219	437	194	194	2.0 per offer

Primary schools (194)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
Alderbury and West Grimstead Church of England Primary School	11	18	11	11	1.6 per offer
All Cannings Church of England Primary School	18	33	18	18	1.8 per offer
Aloeric Primary School	30	67	30	30	2.2 per offer
Amesbury Archer Primary School	49	96	43	43	2.0 per offer
Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	29	61	31	24	2.1 per offer
Ashton Keynes Church of England Primary School	30	68	38	30	2.3 per offer
Baydon St Nicholas Church of England Primary School	6	16	5	5	2.7 per offer
Bellefield Primary and Nursery School	30	46	30	30	1.5 per offer
Bemerton St John Church of England Primary	30	87	35	28	2.9 per offer
Bishops Cannings Church of England Primary School	29	44	27	27	1.5 per offer
Bitham Brook Primary School	59	87	66	57	1.5 per offer
Bowerhill Primary School	55	82	55	55	1.5 per offer
Box Church of England Primary School	17	35	17	17	2.1 per offer
Bratton Primary School	20	35	16	15	1.8 per offer
Brinkworth Earl Danby's Church of England Primary	12	25	12	12	2.1 per offer
Broad Chalke CofE Primary School	14	30	14	14	2.1 per offer
Broad Hinton Church of England Primary School	13	22	13	13	1.7 per offer
Broad Town Church of England Primary School	8	17	8	8	2.1 per offer
Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School	29	50	31	29	1.7 per offer
Burbage Primary School	27	46	27	27	1.7 per offer
By Brook Valley CofE Primary School	28	49	25	25	1.8 per offer
Castle Mead School	36	69	36	36	1.9 per offer
Chapmanslade Church of England Primary School	11	21	11	11	1.9 per offer
Charter Primary School	11	31	11	11	2.8 per offer
Cherhill CofE School	20	41	16	16	2.1 per offer
Chilmark and Fonthill Bishop Church of England Aided Primary School	9	13	6	6	1.4 per offer
Chilton Foliat Church of England Primary School	17	52	22	17	3.1 per offer
Chirton Church of England Primary School	10	20	10	10	2.0 per offer
Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School	50	80	45	45	1.6 per offer
Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury	7	13	6	6	1.9 per offer
Christian Malford CofE Primary School	11	18	11	11	1.6 per offer
Churchfields, the Village School	10	28	10	10	2.8 per offer
Clarendon Infant School (Clarendon Federation)	61	93	50	50	1.5 per offer
Colerne CofE Primary School	29	34	29	29	1.2 per offer
Collingbourne Church of England Primary School	17	32	16	16	1.9 per offer
Coombe Bissett Church of England Primary School	14	26	14	14	1.9 per offer
Corsham Primary School	60	101	57	56	1.7 per offer
Crockerton CofE Primary School	9	23	9	9	2.6 per offer
Crudwell CofE Primary School	18	57	25	18	3.2 per offer
Dauntsey Academy Primary School	25	38	22	22	1.5 per offer
Derry Hill Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School	28	56	28	28	2.0 per offer
Dilton Marsh CofE Primary School	30	49	32	27	1.6 per offer
Dinton CofE Primary School	4	11	4	4	2.8 per offer
Downton CofE VA Primary School	30	39	32	30	1.3 per offer
Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' School	41	73	40	40	1.8 per offer
Easton Royal Academy	4	11	4	4	2.8 per offer
Fitzmaurice Primary School	29	54	28	28	1.9 per offer
Five Lanes Church of England Primary School	2	2	2	2	1.0 per offer
Forest and Sandridge Church of England Primary School	75	102	74	74	1.4 per offer
Frogwell Primary School	13	30	13	13	2.3 per offer
Fynamore Primary School	60	84	57	57	1.4 per offer
Gomeldon Primary School	13	35	12	12	2.7 per offer
Great Bedwyn Church of England School	30	56	28	28	1.9 per offer
Great Wishford CofE (VA) Primary School	8	11	8	8	1.4 per offer
Greentrees Primary School	49	108	47	47	2.2 per offer
Harnham Infants' School	66	83	62	62	1.3 per offer
Heddington Church of England Primary School	10	23	11	10	2.3 per offer
Heytesbury Church of England Primary School	3	5	2	2	1.7 per offer
Hilmarton Primary School	14	58	13	13	4.1 per offer
Hilperton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	13	30	13	13	2.3 per offer
Hindon Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Mary's and St John's	6	9	6	6	1.5 per offer
Holbrook Primary School	22	48	22	22	2.2 per offer
Holt Voluntary Controlled Primary School	22	41	23	22	1.9 per offer
Holy Trinity Church of England Academy	30	69	38	30	2.3 per offer
Horningsham Primary School	12	20	14	12	1.7 per offer
Hullavington CofE Primary and Nursery School	14	21	14	14	1.5 per offer
Ivy Lane Primary School	60	134	60	56	2.2 per offer
Keevil CofE Primary School	9	16	8	8	1.8 per offer
Kennet Valley Church of England Aided Primary School	13	21	13	13	1.6 per offer
King's Gate Primary School	30	94	45	30	3.1 per offer
Kings Lodge Primary School	37	47	34	34	1.3 per offer
Kington St Michael Church of England Primary School	21	59	30	21	2.8 per offer
Kiwi Primary School	27	38	22	22	1.4 per offer
Lacock Church of England Primary School	10	20	8	8	2.0 per offer
Langley Fitzurse Church of England Primary School	10	27	8	8	2.7 per offer
Larkhill Primary School	34	59	34	34	1.7 per offer
Lea and Garsdon Church of England Primary School	30	57	28	27	1.9 per offer
Longford Church of England Primary School	2	9	1	1	4.5 per offer
Longleaze Primary School	27	68	27	27	2.5 per offer
Luckington Community School	6	22	6	6	3.7 per offer
Ludgershall Castle Primary School	44	53	34	34	1.2 per offer
Ludwell Primary School	15	27	16	14	1.8 per offer
Lydiard Millicent CofE Primary School	30	56	33	29	1.9 per offer
Lyneham Primary School	52	59	52	52	1.1 per offer
Malmesbury Church of England Primary School	38	56	36	36	1.5 per offer
Marden Vale CofE Academy	14	24	13	13	1.7 per offer
Marlborough St Mary's CE Primary School	48	55	47	47	1.1 per offer
Mere School	43	50	41	41	1.2 per offer
Minety Church of England Primary School	9	19	9	9	2.1 per offer
Monkton Park Primary School	33	65	31	31	2.0 per offer
Morgan's Vale and Woodfalls Church of England Primary School	10	23	10	10	2.3 per offer
Neston Primary School	30	71	27	27	2.4 per offer
Netheravon All Saints CofE Primary School	21	28	21	21	1.3 per offer
New Close Primary School	19	37	18	18	1.9 per offer
Newton Tony Church of England Voluntary Controlled School	14	28	19	14	2.0 per offer
Newtown Community Primary School	19	35	19	19	1.8 per offer
North Bradley CofE Primary School	26	38	26	26	1.5 per offer
Nursteed Community Primary School	22	31	22	22	1.4 per offer
Oaksey CofE Primary School	14	34	13	12	2.4 per offer
Oare Church of England Primary School	3	10	3	3	3.3 per offer
Ogbourne CofE Primary School	13	23	13	13	1.8 per offer
Old Sarum Primary School	29	35	29	29	1.2 per offer
Paxcroft Primary School	37	73	37	37	2.0 per offer
Pembroke Park Primary School	14	40	14	14	2.9 per offer
Pewsey Primary School	18	21	18	18	1.2 per offer
Pitton Church of England Primary School	17	47	20	17	2.8 per offer
Preshute Church of England Primary School	6	24	6	6	4.0 per offer
Priestley Primary School	35	59	35	35	1.7 per offer
Princecroft Primary School	26	46	24	24	1.8 per offer
Queen's Crescent School	60	122	70	60	2.0 per offer
Ramsbury Primary School	30	56	32	30	1.9 per offer
Redland Primary School	28	68	27	27	2.4 per offer
Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy	30	57	32	30	1.9 per offer
River Mead School	23	39	23	23	1.7 per offer
Rowde CofE Academy	16	30	15	15	1.9 per offer
Rushall Church of England Primary School	5	11	5	5	2.2 per offer
Saint Edmund's Roman Catholic Primary School	3	5	3	3	1.7 per offer
Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School	30	76	32	28	2.5 per offer
Sambourne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	11	34	11	11	3.1 per offer
Sarum St Paul's CofE (VA) Primary School	26	71	24	24	2.7 per offer
Seagry Church of England Primary School	1	2	1	1	2.0 per offer
Seend Church of England Primary School	4	15	4	4	3.8 per offer
Semley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School	20	48	24	19	2.4 per offer
Shaw CE Primary School	30	54	31	30	1.8 per offer
Sherston CofE Primary School	30	56	36	29	1.9 per offer
Shrewton CofE Primary School	17	21	16	16	1.2 per offer
Somerfords' Walter Powell CofE Academy	3	4	3	3	1.3 per offer
Southbroom Infants' School	11	26	11	11	2.4 per offer
Southwick Church of England Primary School	16	27	16	16	1.7 per offer
St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Laverstock	26	50	24	24	1.9 per offer
St Barnabas Church of England School, Market Lavington	11	18	9	9	1.6 per offer
St Bartholomew's Primary Academy	51	84	51	51	1.6 per offer
St George's Catholic Primary School, Warminster	8	13	7	7	1.6 per offer
St George's Church of England Primary School, Semington	10	28	10	10	2.8 per offer
St John's Catholic Primary School, Trowbridge	34	50	34	34	1.5 per offer
St John's Church of England Primary School, Tisbury	8	13	5	5	1.6 per offer
St John's CofE School	15	44	22	15	2.9 per offer
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Devizes	19	28	19	19	1.5 per offer
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Malmesbury	3	14	3	3	4.7 per offer
St Katharine's CofE Primary School	14	41	14	14	2.9 per offer
St Martin's CofE Primary School	5	21	4	4	4.2 per offer
St Mary's Broughton Gifford Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School	7	22	7	7	3.1 per offer
St Mary's Catholic Primary School	24	43	24	24	1.8 per offer
St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery, Purton	40	52	38	38	1.3 per offer
St Michael's Church of England Primary School	44	69	44	44	1.6 per offer
St Michael's CofE Aided Primary	30	56	38	29	1.9 per offer
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School	20	44	20	20	2.2 per offer
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Bromham	7	10	7	7	1.4 per offer
St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Salisbury	30	74	33	29	2.5 per offer
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corsham	26	57	26	26	2.2 per offer
St Paul's Primary School	21	26	20	20	1.2 per offer
St Peter's CofE Academy	13	34	11	11	2.6 per offer
St Sampson's Church of England Primary School	22	29	21	20	1.3 per offer
St Thomas à Becket Church of England Aided Primary School	6	10	5	5	1.7 per offer
St. Peter's CE Primary Academy	59	98	61	57	1.7 per offer
Stanton St Quintin Primary and Nursery School	17	38	17	16	2.2 per offer
Staverton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	22	32	22	22	1.5 per offer
Stratford-sub-Castle Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School	20	68	27	20	3.4 per offer
Studley Green Primary School	18	27	18	18	1.5 per offer
Sutton Benger Church of England Primary School	18	24	14	14	1.3 per offer
Sutton Veny CofE School	27	45	26	26	1.7 per offer
The Avenue Primary School and Children's Centre	29	46	29	29	1.6 per offer
The Corsham Regis Primary Academy	24	32	21	21	1.3 per offer
The Grove Primary School	47	89	47	47	1.9 per offer
The Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy	20	45	32	20	2.3 per offer
The Manor CofE VC Primary School	13	29	13	13	2.2 per offer
The Mead Community Primary School	50	91	50	50	1.8 per offer
The Minster CofE Primary School	30	65	31	29	2.2 per offer
The New Forest Church of England Primary School	15	30	15	15	2.0 per offer
The Trinity Church of England Primary Academy	26	39	25	25	1.5 per offer
Urchfont Church of England Primary School	8	11	7	7	1.4 per offer
Walwayne Court School	24	46	24	24	1.9 per offer
Wansdyke School	30	54	31	30	1.8 per offer
Wardour Catholic Primary School	14	29	19	14	2.1 per offer
Wellington Eagles Primary Academy	21	26	17	17	1.2 per offer
Wellington Lions Primary Academy	16	47	15	15	2.9 per offer
West Ashton Church of England Primary School	15	34	15	15	2.3 per offer
Westbury Infant School	57	91	50	50	1.6 per offer
Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School	23	46	22	22	2.0 per offer
Westwood-with-Iford Primary School	6	18	6	6	3.0 per offer
Whiteparish All Saints Church of England Primary School	7	19	7	7	2.7 per offer
Whitesheet Church of England Primary Academy	6	13	6	6	2.2 per offer
Willowbrook Primary School	6	17	6	6	2.8 per offer
Wilton CofE Primary School	16	24	12	12	1.5 per offer
Winsley CoE VC Primary School	25	62	25	24	2.5 per offer
Winterbourne Earls Church of England Primary School	29	65	27	27	2.2 per offer
Winterslow Church of England Primary School	25	44	25	25	1.8 per offer
Woodborough Church of England Primary School	21	33	21	21	1.6 per offer
Woodford Valley Church of England Aided School	20	48	16	16	2.4 per offer
Woodlands Primary School	25	28	25	25	1.1 per offer
Wootton Bassett Infants' School	17	52	17	17	3.1 per offer
Wylye Valley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School	14	21	14	14	1.5 per offer
Wyndham Park Infants' School	33	75	33	33	2.3 per offer
Zouch Academy	60	120	80	60	2.0 per offer

Source: DfE secondary and primary school applications and offers (Open Government Licence v3.0).

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Questions

When is the Wiltshire secondary school application deadline?

31 October for a September start, set nationally by the School Admissions Code. Late applications are usually considered only after on-time ones.

How long do I have to appeal?

Admission authorities must give you at least 20 school days from the date of your refusal letter (usually offer day). Many councils publish a specific date — use the council's date where shown.

Does this page tell me my chance of getting a place?

No. Places depend on each school's oversubscription criteria, which change every year. Only the admissions authority decides.