School admissions in Trowbridge

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 2 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.

Trowbridge in figures

For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 19 schools in Trowbridge first 456 times for 456 places: 1.00 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Wiltshire authority's 194 schools. One of the 19 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Holt Voluntary Controlled Primary School, to 3.13 miles.

For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 3 schools in Trowbridge first 514 times for 513 places: 1.00 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Wiltshire authority's 28 schools. One of the 3 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

19 schools. 1 received more first preferences than they had places.

School	First preferences per place	Places	Cutoff distance
Holt Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolTrowbridge	1.05	22	3.128 miles 2026
Bellefield Primary and Nursery SchoolTrowbridge	1.00	30	not published
Castle Mead SchoolTrowbridge	1.00	36	not published
Hilperton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolTrowbridge	1.00	13	not published
Holbrook Primary SchoolTrowbridge	1.00	22	not published
Newtown Community Primary SchoolTrowbridge	1.00	19	not published
North Bradley CofE Primary SchoolTrowbridge	1.00	26	not published
Paxcroft Primary SchoolTrowbridge	1.00	37	not published
Southwick Church of England Primary SchoolTrowbridge	1.00	16	not published
St George's Church of England Primary School, SemingtonTrowbridge	1.00	10	not published
St John's Catholic Primary School, TrowbridgeTrowbridge	1.00	34	not published
Staverton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolTrowbridge	1.00	22	not published
Studley Green Primary SchoolTrowbridge	1.00	18	not published
The Grove Primary SchoolTrowbridge	1.00	47	not published
The Mead Community Primary SchoolTrowbridge	1.00	50	not published
Walwayne Court SchoolTrowbridge	1.00	24	not published
West Ashton Church of England Primary SchoolTrowbridge	1.00	15	not published
Willowbrook Primary SchoolTrowbridge	1.00	6	not published
Keevil CofE Primary SchoolTrowbridge	0.89	9	not 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

3 schools. 1 received more first preferences than they had places.

School	First preferences per place	Places
St Augustine's Catholic CollegeTrowbridge	1.05	170
The Clarendon AcademyTrowbridge	0.98	117
The John of Gaunt SchoolTrowbridge	0.98	226