Abbeyfield School
Academy converter · sixth form · 902 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.7
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Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,193of 1,200 places
- Free school meals
- 3.6%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 157
- Ofsted
- Outstanding, 15 November 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Bishop Wordsworth's Grammar School (URN 126508, until 1 March 2011).
What the data says
Of the 155 pupils who finished Year 11 at Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School in 2023, 84% stayed on in Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School’s own sixth form (Wiltshire average 43%), 3% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Among the 192 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 58% went to university (Wiltshire 31%, England 37%), and 60% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 73.1 against 46.1 across England and 46.2 in Wiltshire, with 97% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%) — as a selective grammar school, Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School admits pupils by test at 11, which drives these figures.
German is unusually popular at GCSE: 39% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Wiltshire and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Wiltshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 155 | 5,123 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 99% | 94% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 98% | 88% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 84% | 43% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 10% | 6% | 13% |
| — further education college | 3% | 38% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 0% | 4% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Wiltshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 192 | 3,827 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 84% | 82% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 58% | 31% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 60% | 23% | 19% |
| Further education | 3% | 5% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 7% | 7% |
| Employment | 22% | 38% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 13% | 13% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Wiltshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 73.1 | 46.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 97% | 45% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 99% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 57% | 31% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.85 | 4.05 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 6% | 19% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 69.4 | 32.2 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 73.3 | 49.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 8% | 8% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 157 | 100% | 88% | 83% | 22% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 157 | 100% | 23% | 80% | 47% | 100% |
| Religious Studies | 157 | 100% | 31% | 57% | 32% | 99% |
| Biology | 157 | 100% | 23% | 71% | 45% | 100% |
| Physics | 157 | 100% | 23% | 82% | 46% | 100% |
| English Language | 157 | 100% | 89% | 61% | 20% | 98% |
| English Literature | 156 | 99% | 86% | 39% | 21% | 99% |
| Geography | 93 | 59% | 41% | 77% | 25% | 99% |
| German | 62 | 39% | 5% | 69% | 33% | 98% |
| Graphic Communication | 59 | 38% | 1% | 68% | 23% | 100% |
| Spanish | 50 | 32% | 19% | 46% | 27% | 96% |
| French | 41 | 26% | 18% | 59% | 29% | 100% |
| Business Studies | 34 | 22% | 18% | 38% | 20% | 100% |
| Music | 13 | 8% | 5% | 77% | 33% | 100% |
| Latin | 10 | 6% | 1% | 60% | 74% | 100% |
| Fine Art | 9 | 6% | 9% | 44% | 28% | 100% |
| Statistics | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 20% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Italian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Arabic | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | 1 | 1% | — |
| Music performance: Group | 1 | 1% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | Wiltshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 391 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 196 | 2,026 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B+ | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 43.63 | 35.35 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B+ | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 33% | 18% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 99 | 51% | 31% |
| Chemistry | 82 | 42% | 17% |
| Biology | 68 | 35% | 20% |
| Psychology | 45 | 23% | 23% |
| Physics | 42 | 21% | 12% |
| History | 35 | 18% | 13% |
| Economics | 33 | 17% | 13% |
| Geography | 30 | 15% | 10% |
| Politics | 21 | 11% | 6% |
| Religious Studies | 20 | 10% | 4% |
| Further Mathematics | 18 | 9% | 5% |
| Physical Education | 18 | 9% | 3% |
| English Literature | 17 | 9% | 11% |
| Business Studies | 16 | 8% | 13% |
| French | 13 | 7% | 1% |
| Classical Civilisation | 12 | 6% | 1% |
| Spanish | 9 | 5% | 2% |
| German | 9 | 5% | 0% |
| Music | — | — | 0% |
| Geology | — | — | 0% |
| Photography | — | — | 3% |
| Graphic Communication | — | — | 2% |
| Art and Design | — | — | 1% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 96 | 49% | — |
| Mathematical Studies | Core Maths Qualifications at Level 3 | 30 | 15% | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | 24 | 12% | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 18 | 9% | — |
| Music | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Music | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.