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South Wilts Grammar School for Girls, Salisbury

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South Wilts Grammar School for Girls
Stratford Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP1 3JJ

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Exam data

Authority:

Wiltshire

Type:

Foundation

Admissions:

Selective

Gender of entry:

Girls

Age range:

11-18

Number of students:

954

Gender of sixth form:

Girls

Last inspection:

September 2003. Read the full inspection report.

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General information

Background: Founded in 1927 to take girls who had previously been at Bishop Wordsworth's School, when two single-sex grammar schools were created in Salisbury. Large open site within walking distance of centre of city. Original E-shaped red-brick building, with two quadrangles, augmented after 1945 when school expanded rapidly; further building in 1960s; recent science and technology blocks; new mathematics and computing block; new music block. Seven computer rooms, with more than 200 computers; wireless network installed to enable staff laptops to be used in classrooms; many interactive whiteboards. Also drama studio, theatre, well-stocked library and careers centre. Sports facilities include all-weather running track, gym, netball and tennis courts, and hockey pitches; nearby leisure centre used for further extra-curricular activities, such as swimming, badminton, and basketball. School teams compete at high standard, often to regional and national level. Music is strong: choirs, a cappella, orchestra, string orchestra, wind bands, recorder groups, jazz band. Drama clubs and creative writing workshops run by sixth-form prefects; Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme; Christian Union; charity fundraising. Specialist mathematics and computing college status. Over-subscribed, with nearly three applications per place. Beacon status (1999); DfES achievement award (2001, 2002, 2003). Ethos: 'The school aims to create a well-ordered environment that is conducive to teaching and learning.' .

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