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Grammar schools in Marlborough

There are no grammar schools in Marlborough.

Grammar schools are state secondaries that select by ability, usually through an 11+ test. Wiltshire has 2 of them, but none in Marlborough itself — so every state secondary in Marlborough admits without a selective test.

The nearest is South Wilts Grammar School, about 23.3 miles away in Wiltshire. Most grammar schools accept out-of-area applicants, though distance is often a tie-breaker when a school is oversubscribed.

Grammar schools elsewhere in Wiltshire

Wiltshire has 2 grammar schools, but none in Marlborough itself.

Nearest grammar schools to Marlborough

Straight-line distance from the centre of Marlborough — not a travel time.

SchoolAreaDistanceIntakeOfsted
South Wilts Grammar School Salisbury 23.3 miles Girls Good
Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School Salisbury 24.2 miles Boys Outstanding
Kendrick School Reading 31.1 miles Girls Outstanding
Reading School Reading 31.5 miles Boys Outstanding
Stroud High School Stroud 33.1 miles Girls Outstanding
Marling School Stroud 33.2 miles Boys Not judged

Published admissions priorities

These are extracts from school-specific arrangements for the entry years shown, in priority order. They are not the full policy or a prediction of an offer. Check the linked arrangement for test eligibility, deadlines and all remaining priorities.

South Wilts Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After/Previously Looked After Children (published source)
  2. Pupil Premium and/or Service Premium girls meeting the academic standard (published source)
  3. Girls in the School's catchment area, meeting the academic standard (published source)

Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After/Previously Looked After Children (published source)
  2. Pupil Premium boys (Ever-6 FSM) at the time of the entry exam (published source)
  3. Boys permanently resident in the School's designated area (map-defined) (published source)

Kendrick School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after child or previously looked after child (lower qualifying score, 5 marks below standard threshold) (published source)
  2. In receipt of Pupil/Service Premium on 31 Aug, permanent home address within Priority Area 1 or 2 (lower qualifying score) (published source)
  3. Up to 75% of places (96 of 128): permanent home address within Priority Area 1 or 2, by rank order of score (published source)

Reading School — 2026 entry

  1. Category 1: (Previously) Looked After Children, with a score up to 5 marks below the eligible score (published source)
  2. Category 2: Pupil or Service Premium children living within the catchment area, score up to 5 marks below eligible score (published source)
  3. Category 3: Children within the catchment area with a demonstrated significant social or welfare need (written professional evidence required) (published source)

Stroud High School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After Children / Previously Looked After Children who achieve the qualifying standard (published source)
  2. Pupil Premium or Service Pupil Premium (at time of test) who achieve the required standard (published source)
  3. All other qualifying candidates, by rank order of entrance test score (published source)

Marling School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After Children / Previously Looked After Children who have met the qualifying standard (published source)
  2. Pupil Premium candidates (registered for free school meals in the 6 years before test day) who met the qualifying standard (published source)
  3. Other candidates who met the qualifying standard, in test rank order (published source)

Schools in Marlborough

Marlborough has 13 open schools. Browse all Marlborough schools with Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria, or see them on the map.

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