---
type: "School Guide"
title: "Bishop Wordsworth's School Catchment Area and 11+ Guide"
description: "Effectively yes. Boys in the designated area rank ahead of others, and distance decides the remaining places after passing. Map, distances and the test."
resource: https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/bishop-wordsworths-school-catchment-area
tags: ["grammar-schools", "grammar schools", "catchment areas", "pip"]
timestamp: 2026-10-13T19:42:37Z
image: https://pip11plus.com/og-grammar.png
---

Catchment or distance priority Boys Wiltshire

# Bishop Wordsworth's School catchment area

Salisbury · boys grammar school · ages 11 to 18

Location matters

### Does Bishop Wordsworth's School have a catchment area?

**Yes.** Effectively yes. Boys in the designated area rank ahead of others, and distance decides the remaining places after passing.

Admissions

Catchment or
distance priority

Intake

Boys · ages 11 to 18

11+ test

Wiltshire 11+ (GL; Eng+Maths+VR)

Year 7 places

160

Location

Salisbury, Wiltshire

Catchment, explained

## How catchment works at Bishop Wordsworth's School

Reach standard (PP/FSM bar 10% lower, 10 reserved); then looked-after, FSM, designated-area boys, siblings, staff; nearest distance decides.

Check whether the school uses a named priority area, home-to-school distance, or other priority groups. The map is a starting point, not an admissions decision.

Grammar schools near Salisbury

Wiltshire

Nearby options

## Other grammar schools near Salisbury

[South Wilts Grammar School Salisbury · Area or distance priority 1.0 miles away](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/south-wilts-grammar-school-catchment-area)

[Bournemouth School for Girls Bournemouth · Score + location 21.9 miles away](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/bournemouth-school-for-girls-catchment-area)

[Bournemouth School Bournemouth · Area or distance priority 22.1 miles away](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/bournemouth-school-catchment-area)

[Poole Grammar School Poole · Area or distance priority 23.0 miles away](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/poole-grammar-school-catchment-area)

[Parkstone Grammar School Poole · Area or distance priority 23.6 miles away](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/parkstone-grammar-school-catchment-area)

[Kendrick School Reading · Area or distance priority 44.8 miles away](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/kendrick-school-catchment-area)

Applying

## Sitting the 11+ for Bishop Wordsworth's School

1

### Read the rules

Check [Bishop Wordsworth's School's admissions information](https://www.bishopwordsworths.org.uk/main-school/admissions/) for the current priority categories, address rules and entry year.

2

### Register for the test

Find the current Wiltshire 11+ (GL; Eng+Maths+VR) instructions and deadline from the school, consortium or local authority. Registration routes can differ.

3

### Apply for a place

Submit your secondary school preferences by your local authority's deadline. A qualifying test result makes your child eligible; it is not an offer.

FAQs

## Bishop Wordsworth's School catchment, your questions answered

**Does Bishop Wordsworth's School have a catchment area?**

Effectively yes. Boys in the designated area rank ahead of others, and distance decides the remaining places after passing.

**How are places allocated at Bishop Wordsworth's School?**

Reach standard (PP/FSM bar 10% lower, 10 reserved); then looked-after, FSM, designated-area boys, siblings, staff; nearest distance decides. Check the [school's current admissions information](https://www.bishopwordsworths.org.uk/main-school/admissions/) before applying.

**What test does my child need to take?**

Bishop Wordsworth's School lists Wiltshire 11+ (GL; Eng+Maths+VR) as its entrance test. Check its current registration instructions and dates before making plans.

**How many Year 7 places does Bishop Wordsworth's School offer?**

The published admission number in our source data is 160. Confirm the number for your child's entry year in the school's current policy.

**Does passing the entrance test guarantee a place?**

No. Meeting the qualifying standard makes a child eligible for consideration. Offers then follow the school's published priority and oversubscription rules.

### Practise the subjects this test uses

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Admissions details can change each year. Check [Bishop Wordsworth's School's published information](https://www.bishopwordsworths.org.uk/main-school/admissions/) and your local authority's current arrangements before applying. The map shows nearby schools; it does not predict an offer.