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School admissions in Salisbury

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 5 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.

Salisbury in figures

For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 46 schools in Salisbury first 1,029 times for 1,018 places: 1.01 first choices per place. 11 of the 46 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 3 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.93 miles (Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary School) to 4.51 miles (Newton Tony Church of England Voluntary Controlled School).

For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 7 schools in Salisbury first 1,057 times for 1,003 places: 1.05 first choices per place. 2 of the 7 had more first choices than places.

Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.

Reception places, September 2026

46 schools. 11 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
King's Gate Primary SchoolSalisbury1.5030not published
Newton Tony Church of England Voluntary Controlled SchoolSalisbury1.36144.506 miles 2026
Stratford-sub-Castle Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolSalisbury1.35201.009 miles 2026
Pitton Church of England Primary SchoolSalisbury1.1817not published
Bemerton St John Church of England PrimarySalisbury1.1730not published
St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, SalisburySalisbury1.1030not published
Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolSalisbury1.0729not published
Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary SchoolSalisbury1.0729not published
Downton CofE VA Primary SchoolSalisbury1.0730not published
Salisbury, Manor Fields Primary SchoolSalisbury1.07300.93 miles 2026
St. Peter's CE Primary AcademySalisbury1.0359not published
Alderbury and West Grimstead Church of England Primary SchoolSalisbury1.0011not published
Broad Chalke CofE Primary SchoolSalisbury1.0014not published
Coombe Bissett Church of England Primary SchoolSalisbury1.0014not published
Dinton CofE Primary SchoolSalisbury1.004not published
Great Wishford CofE (VA) Primary SchoolSalisbury1.008not published
Hindon Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Mary's and St John'sSalisbury1.006not published
Larkhill Primary SchoolSalisbury1.0034not published
Morgan's Vale and Woodfalls Church of England Primary SchoolSalisbury1.0010not published
Netheravon All Saints CofE Primary SchoolSalisbury1.0021not published
Old Sarum Primary SchoolSalisbury1.0029not published
Pembroke Park Primary SchoolSalisbury1.0014not published
Sixpenny Handley First School and NurserySalisbury1.0012not published
St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolSalisbury1.0044not published
St Nicholas Church of England Primary SchoolSalisbury1.0020not published
West Tytherley Church of England Primary SchoolSalisbury1.009not published
Whiteparish All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolSalisbury1.007not published
Winterslow Church of England Primary SchoolSalisbury1.0025not published
Woodlands Primary SchoolSalisbury1.0025not published
Wyndham Park Infants' SchoolSalisbury1.0033not published
Durrington All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants' SchoolSalisbury0.9841not published
Greentrees Primary SchoolSalisbury0.9649not published
Shrewton CofE Primary SchoolSalisbury0.9417not published
Harnham Infants' SchoolSalisbury0.9466not published
Winterbourne Earls Church of England Primary SchoolSalisbury0.9329not published
Gomeldon Primary SchoolSalisbury0.9213not published
Sarum St Paul's CofE (VA) Primary SchoolSalisbury0.9226not published
St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, LaverstockSalisbury0.9226not published
St Thomas à Becket Church of England Aided Primary SchoolSalisbury0.836not published
Kiwi Primary SchoolSalisbury0.8127not published
St Martin's CofE Primary SchoolSalisbury0.805not published
Woodford Valley Church of England Aided SchoolSalisbury0.8020not published
Wilton CofE Primary SchoolSalisbury0.7516not published
Chilmark and Fonthill Bishop Church of England Aided Primary SchoolSalisbury0.679not published
St John's Church of England Primary School, TisburySalisbury0.628not published
Longford Church of England Primary SchoolSalisbury0.502not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.

Year 7 places, September 2026

7 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlaces
South Wilts Grammar SchoolSalisbury1.46158
Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar SchoolSalisbury1.36157
Avon Valley AcademySalisbury0.93107
Sarum AcademySalisbury0.91116
The Trafalgar School at DowntonSalisbury0.90144
Wyvern St Edmund's AcademySalisbury0.89219
St Joseph's Catholic SchoolSalisbury0.84102

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.